ensure

Verb

Verb Forms: ensured, ensuring, ensures

To make certain that something will occur or be the case.
make certain of
- "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

Examples

Always double-check your spelling to ensure your word is valid in Scrabble.
I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”).

Synonyms

ascertain, assure, check, control, guarantee, insure, secure, see, see to it

Scrabble Score: 6

ensure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ensure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ensure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ensure: valid Words With Friends Word