# asegurar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assēcūrare, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”).

### Verb

asegurar (first-person singular indicative present aseguro, past participle aseguráu)
* to insure
* to assure

#### Related terms

* seguru

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Vulgar Latin *assēcūrare, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aseɡuˈɾaɾ/ [a.s̺e.ɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
* IPA: (standard) /aseɡuˈɾaɾ/ [a.s̺e.ɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
* IPA: (gheada) /aseħuˈɾaɾ/ [a.s̺e.ħuˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧se‧gu‧rar

### Verb

asegurar (first-person singular present aseguro, first-person singular preterite asegurei, past participle asegurado)
* (transitive) to make firm or secure
    Synonym: afirmar
* (transitive) to ensure, assure or secure
* (transitive) to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)

#### Related terms

* seguro

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “asegurar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “asegur”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “asegurar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “asegurar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “asegurar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* assegurar

### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assēcūrare, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”).

### Verb

asegurar
* to reassure; to embolden; to encourage

#### Related terms

* segur

#### Descendants

* Occitan: assegurar

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*assecurare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 509

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish assegurar, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrare, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”). Compare English assure.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aseɡuˈɾaɾ/ [a.se.ɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧se‧gu‧rar

### Verb

asegurar (first-person singular present aseguro, first-person singular preterite aseguré, past participle asegurado)
* (transitive) to secure (to make fast; to close or confine effectually)
    Synonyms: sujetar, afianzar
* (transitive) to assure (to give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of)
    Te aseguro que haremos todo lo posible.I assure you that we will do everything possible.
* to claim, to maintain
    Synonyms: afirmar, declarar, confirmar
* (transitive) to ensure, to guarantee (to make a pledge to someone)
    asegurar que... ― to ensure that...
* (reflexive) to make sure, to ensure (to take care that something happens)
    Synonym: cerciorarse
    Asegúrate de que se despierten temprano.Make sure they wake up early.
* (transitive) to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
* (climbing) to belay

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* asegurable
* aseguración
* asegurador
* aseguradora
* aseguramiento
* aseguranza

#### Related terms

* asegurarse
* curar

### Further reading

* “asegurar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10