versichern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German versichern. Equivalen to ver- +‎ sichern. The insurance sense (17th c.) is a calque of Italian assicurare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ferˈzɪçərn/, [fɐˈzɪ.çɐn], [fɛɐ̯-] Hyphenation: ver‧si‧chern === Verb === versichern (weak, third-person singular present versichert, past tense versicherte, past participle versichert, auxiliary haben) to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs) to reassure, assure Synonyms: zusichern, vergewissern [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘about something’] (accusative reflexive, higher register) [with genitive ‘about something’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that ...’] (higher register, dated, becoming archaic) [with accusative ‘someone’, along with genitive ‘about something’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that ...’] (higher register, dated, accusative reflexive) to take possession of, to secure [with genitive ‘something’] Synonym: bemächtigen ==== Usage notes ==== For the sense "to reassure, assure", versichern can take a dative construction only with non-reflexive usage. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Versichern, Versicherer, Versicherung versichernd, versichert ==== Related terms ==== sichern === Further reading === “versichern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “versichern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “versichern” in Duden online “versichern” in OpenThesaurus.de