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insure (v.)
mid-15c.,
insuren
, spelling variant of
ensuren
(see
ensure
). Took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" from mid-17c. (replacing
assure
in that meaning). Related:
Insured
;
insuring
.