Meaning of “ensure” in the English Dictionary

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ensureverb [ T ]

US also insure uk ​ /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ us ​ /ɪnˈʃʊr/

B2 to make something certain to happen:

The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.
[ + (that) ] The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.
[ + two objects ] Their 2–0 victory today has ensured the Italian team a place in the Cup Final/ensured a place in the Cup Final for the Italian team.

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(Definition of “ensure” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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ensureverb [ T ]

us ​ /ɪnˈʃʊər/

› insure

(Definition of “ensure” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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We know how difficult it is to create all the conditions necessary to ensure stability and we must work to ensure sustainable growth.
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Public resources will be needed to launch proactive policies and to ensure those in danger of being excluded from the labour market are drawn into it.
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Along with this commitment there was a commitment in return from workers to make efforts towards productivity to ensure that the site was competitive.
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We have prepared a public relations strategy specifically so as to ensure that the proposals are discussed in the public domain.
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The directive must also respect the diversity of occupational pension systems while setting some strict standards to ensure their mutual recognition, but without imposing unnecessary costs for pension funds.
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We also support the need for an on-going review of the situation to ensure progress does not give rise to social or economic problems.
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Finally, we must ensure that the prices are not prohibitive, and here we come back to the problem of intellectual property.
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How could we ensure their durability?
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Also, the compromise proposal intended to ensure that at least 50% of rich countries' agricultural and food imports come from the poorest countries.
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What we do want is to ensure that she is properly informed and that she knows what the disadvantages and potential dangers of a breast implant are.
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