assure
Calm with words
Assure means to tell someone something confidently to remove their doubt or worry: I assure you, the package will arrive tomorrow.
It also means to make certain or guarantee: Her early success assured her a place in the program.
In British English, to assure one's life is to insure it.
The adjective assured means confident or guaranteed: Rest assured, we'll handle it.
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- oathFormal binding promise
word · swear · affirm · covenant · declaration · avowal · bond · undertaking
Ease or soothing relief
- encourageUrge forward with support
- emboldenGive courage to
- heartenTo give courage
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
buoy · calm · soothe · uplift · steady · fortify · support · inspire
pledge
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
oath · word · swear · affirm · covenant · declaration · avowal · bond · undertaking · agreement
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
bolster · buoy · calm · soothe · uplift · steady · fortify · support · inspire · convince
convince
Cause to believe
sway · convert · influence · argue · reason · demonstrate · prove · show · establish · confirm
underwrite
Assume financial liability
safeguard · bond · guarantor · policy · premium · liability · risk · actuary · coverage · underwriting
- trusttrust, believe, safety, reliability, belief
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- assuranceprime, franchise, attestation, risque, tiers
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
assurediscourage
Diminish someone's confidence
dishearten · demoralize · threaten · undermine · intimidate
- rest assuredFeel certain, stop worrying
- I assure youExpression of confident promise
- quality assuranceStandards compliance verification
- mutual assured destructionReciprocal annihilation prevents war
- mutually assured destructionReciprocal nuclear annihilation threat
- blessed assuranceCertainty of salvation
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