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Ensure Insure
Meaning:to make sure, to guaranteeto safeguard against loss or damage (by buying insurance). "Insure" can also be used interchangeably with "ensure"

While some dictionaries suggest that the words insure and ensure can be used interchangeably, in most common usage the words are used in different contexts.

The word insure is used mostly in a financial context as it relates to insurances. For example,

  • It is required by law that you insure your car.
  • I use the same company to insure both my home and my car.

The word ensure usually means "to make sure" or "to guarantee". For example,

  • Leaving your car unlocked in this neighborhood will ensure your stereo gets stolen.
  • Sequestering the jury will ensure that the defendant gets a fair trial.

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