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What is the verb for ensure?

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ensure
  1. (transitive) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure. [14th-18th c.]
  2. (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]
  3. To protect the state of someone or something.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The contract will ensure that any damages will be compensated for.”
      “I will be tuning this machine to ensure that it operates at its full capacity.”
      “This project has been set up to ensure the future of the coral reef.”
ensures
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensure
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There's a sharpness and attack to her performances, which ensures a sense of drive.”
      “This ensures that the bacterial content of food remains within permissible limits.”
      “The ethos is caring and ensures that everyone reaches their full potential.”
ensureth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensure
ensurest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of ensure
ensured
  1. simple past tense and past participle of ensure
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Jornal de Noticias carries an interview with Nuno Gomes, the Portugal forward whose goal against Spain ensured qualification for the host nation.”
      “Kerik reduced crime in the city's jails by 95 per cent and ensured crime rates continued to decline.”
      “'See you soon, love' is, on the face of it, a paradoxical way to take one's leave; the soonest-seeing could be ensured by staying.”
ensuring
  1. present participle of ensure
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Uni also had a win last week, their 52-12 walloping of Mullum, ensuring that the Gold Rats remain at the top of the table.”
      “He spoke out against abusers of aid for the victims, ensuring that funds didn't fall prey to charity scams.”
      “It is about ensuring that industry has a competitive cost base and that price inflation is kept in check.”
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