Assured

guaranteed; sure; certain; secure:
an -ssured income.
bold; confident; authoritative:
his art was both -ssured and facile.
boldly presumptuous.
chiefly british. insured, as against loss.
insurance.

the beneficiary under a policy.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
she -ssured us that everything would turn out all right.
to cause to know surely; :
he -ssured himself that no one was left on the bus.
to pledge or promise; give surety of; guarantee:
he was -ssured a job in the spring.
to make (a future event) sure; ensure:
this contract -ssures the company’s profit this month.
to secure or confirm; render safe or stable:
to -ssure a person’s position.
to give confidence to; encourage.
chiefly british. to insure, as against loss.
contemporary examples

taniguchi -ssured onoda that the imperial command has ceased all combat activity and he should lay down his arms.
the week in death: the last to surrender the telegraph january 18, 2014

but he -ssured me that results from studies on tat2 are “definitely applicable” to ta-65.
new anti-aging pill under fire thea singer april 10, 2011

“the allegations do not involve any minors,” he -ssured in a statement.
the anti-gay archbishop who can’t stay out of trouble olivia nuzzi july 5, 2014

sifton -ssured him that lavo was the perfect place, a hotbed of thin, tan bodies and social-climbing aspirations.
guy fieri battles scathing new york times review by pete wells katie baker november 15, 2012

in may, netanyahu had 33 projected seats, an election date, and an -ssured outcome.
bibi’s bad week emily l. hauser august 2, 2012

historical examples

i asked vera if she thought she could influence him and she -ssured me she could not.
the camp fire girls at the end of the trail margaret vandercook

i went all over the vessel, and -ssured myself that everything was in order.
up the river oliver optic

we are all of good heart, for the future of the balkan races is now -ssured.
the lady of the shroud bram stoker

i -ssured her i would do all i could to ascertain the fate of her mother.
down the river oliver optic

the purely scientific part was, we are -ssured, not learnt from her.
on liberty john stuart mill

adjective
made certain; sure; guaranteed
self–ssured
(mainly brit) insured, esp by a life -ssurance policy
noun
(mainly brit)

the beneficiary under a life -ssurance policy
the person whose life is insured

verb (transitive; may take a clause as object)
to cause to feel sure or certain; convince: to -ssure a person of one’s love
to promise; guarantee: he -ssured us that he would come
to state positively or with -ssurance
to make (an event) certain; ensure
(mainly brit) to insure against loss, esp of life
(property law) another word for convey
adj.

of persons, “confident, self–ssured,” late 14c., past participle adjective from -ssure. related: -ssuredly; -ssuredness.
v.

late 14c., from old french -sseurer (12c., modern french -ssurer) “to re-ssure, calm, protect, to render sure,” from vulgar latin –ssecurar, from latin ad- “to” (see ad-) + securus “safe, secure” (see secure (adj.)). related: -ssured; -ssuring.