assicurare
Italian
Alternative forms
- assecurare (archaic, regional)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre. By surface analysis, a- + sicuro + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.si.kuˈra.re/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: as‧si‧cu‧rà‧re
Verb
assicuràre (first-person singular present assicùro, first-person singular past historic assicurài, past participle assicuràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to assure, guarantee
- Synonym: garantire
- (transitive) to ensure, provide
- (transitive) to insure, assure
- (transitive) to secure, fasten, tie up
Conjugation
Conjugation of assicuràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- assicurare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana