insure

Universal Words verb 1 ~ (yourself / sth) (against / for sth) to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car, health, etc. gets damaged, stolen, etc: [VN] The painting is insured for $1 million. * The car is insured against fire and theft. * Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness. * (figurative) Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age. * [V] We strongly recommend insuring against sickness or injury. 2 [VN] to sell insurance to sb for sth: The company can refuse to insure a property that does not have window locks. 3 (especially AmE) = ENSURE