1. Marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
   "she paints with an assured hand"
    
2. Characterized by certainty or security
   "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

1. Tell someone the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
   "I assured him that travelling to Cambodia was safe"
    
2. Inform positively and with certainty and confidence
   "I assure you that man is a crook!";
   - tell
    
3. Make certain in the future
   "Preparation will assure success!";
   - guarantee, ensure, insure, secure
    
4. Make a commitment to do (or not to do) something in the future
   "He assured them he would complete the project on time";
   - promise

See also: confident, secure

Type of: affirm, assert, aver, avow, declare, persuade, pronounce, swear, verify

Encyclopedia: Assured