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Insure

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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Verb group 28

Ascertain 84% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Ascertain 84% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Compensate 84% connected

To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Compensate 84% connected

To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Control 84% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Control 84% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cover 84% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cover 84% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Determine 84% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Determine 84% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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Guarantee 84% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Guarantee 84% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Learn 84% connected

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Learn 84% connected

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mark 84% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mark 84% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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See 84% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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See 84% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Tick 84% connected

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tick 84% connected

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

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Verify 84% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

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Verify 84% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Vouch 84% connected

To call; to summon.

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Vouch 84% connected

To call; to summon.

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Watch 84% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Watch 84% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 9

Card 76% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cinch 76% connected

A strong saddle girth, as of canvas.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doom 76% connected

Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indemnify 76% connected

To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reinsure 76% connected

To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on.

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Broader term 4

Guarantee 76% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Protect 76% connected

To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Verify 76% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Warrant 76% connected

That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Check 74% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Check 74% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Confirmation 74% connected

The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Confirmation 74% connected

The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Guarantee 74% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Guarantee 74% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Insurance 74% connected

The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Insurance 74% connected

The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 10

Ascertain 92% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Assure 92% connected

To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Check 92% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Control 92% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cover 92% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ensure 92% connected

To make sure. See Insure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Guarantee 92% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Secure 92% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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See 92% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Underwrite 92% connected

To write under something else; to subscribe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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