insure

verb

/ɪnˈʃɔːr/

/-ˈʃʊr/

Definition

› [I or T, usually + adv/prep] to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen: The house is insured for two million pounds. All our household goods are insured against accidental damage. [+ obj + to infinitive ] I'm not insured to drive his car.Insurance › [T] to provide insurance for someone or something: They refused to insure us because they said we're too old. Many companies won't insure new or young drivers.Insurance

(Definition of insure verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)