ensures

VERB

guarantee; make secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure

STRONG

arrange certify cinch clinch confirm effect guard okay warrant

WEAK

lock on lock up make certain make safe make sure nail down put on ice set out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

endanger harm hurt injure

STRONG

contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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ensures

Carrying out controlled fires on a regular basis ensures that when the big one comes, its spread is contained.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Writing like this ensures that “Diarra From Detroit” remains nimble from start to finish of each episode.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Marital trusts are key for blended families, so each spouse ensures that their respective children are taken care of if one of them dies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Union leaders say this ensures that workers have some indirect influence over decisions made by ISF boards and managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Facts are a linguistic device which ensures that experience always trumps authority and reason.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton