Inter-assured

[uh-shoo r, uh-shur] /əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr/

verb (used with object), assured, assuring.
1.
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
2.
to cause to know surely; :
He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
3.
to pledge or promise; give surety of; guarantee:
He was assured a job in the spring.
4.
to make (a future event) sure; ensure:
This contract assures the company’s profit this month.
5.
to secure or confirm; render safe or stable:
to assure a person’s position.
6.
to give confidence to; encourage.
7.
Chiefly British. to insure, as against loss.
/əˈʃʊə/
verb (transitive; may take a clause as object)
1.
to cause to feel sure or certain; convince: to assure a person of one’s love
2.
to promise; guarantee: he assured us that he would come
3.
to state positively or with assurance
4.
to make (an event) certain; ensure
5.
(mainly Brit) to insure against loss, esp of life
6.
(property law) another word for convey
v.

late 14c., from Old French asseurer (12c., Modern French assurer) “to reassure, calm, protect, to render sure,” from Vulgar Latin *assecurar, from Latin ad- “to” (see ad-) + securus “safe, secure” (see secure (adj.)). Related: Assured; assuring.