assured

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of assure

comparative more assured · superlative most assured

1. Guaranteed; secure.

   Synonyms: sicker

2. Self-confident; self-assured; sure.

   Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.

   2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport

3. obsoleteReliable, confirmed.

   What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts? For euen as from aſſured oracle, I take thy doome for ſatiſfaction.

   c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii

plural assureds

1. An insured person.

   Synonyms: insured