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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of ensure vs insure

when does one use ensure and when insure
  

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Ensure means to make certain of or to make safe. " Insure means, primarily, to get insurance for. " In those cases it usually includes a reference to taking specific precautions or planning beforehand.

  • Ensure means to make certain of or to make safe.
  • " Insure means, primarily, to get insurance for.
  • " In those cases it usually includes a reference to taking specific precautions or planning beforehand.
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Ensure means to make certain of or to make safe. "I ensured that Mary knew about the party."
Insure means, primarily, to get insurance for. "Since the gift was expensive, I insured it before I mailed it."

"Insure" is sometimes used in the sense of "make certain of." In those cases it usually includes a reference to taking specific precautions or planning beforehand. "I insured agai

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