Assure, 1) to make sure: a) to convince, to persuade: “I know not how I shall a. you further,” All's III, 7, 2. “thy earliness doth me a. thou art uproused by some distemperature,” Rom. II, 3, 39. a. thyself == be persuaded: “in his grave a. thyself my love is buried,” Gentl. IV, 2, 115. Tw. I, 2, 9. III, 2, 38. H6B IV, 9, 19. Tit. V, 1, 61. Lr. II, 1, 106. Oth. III, 3, 20. IV, 2, 202. Assured or well assured == sure, persuaded: Merch. I, 1, 137. I, 3, 29. IV, 1, 315. John II, 534. R2 II, 4, 17. H6B III, 1, 346. III, 2, 349. H6C V, 3, 16. R3 I, 3, 23. II, 1, 37. V, 3, 36. Cor. V, 2, 79. Cymb. I, 5, 81 etc. “stand you so --d,” Shr. I, 2, 156. “remain --d,” Tim. V, 1, 100. “rest --d,” Cor. III, 1, 121. Caes. V, 3, 17. “with --d trust,” Pilgr. 329. her --d credit (firm belief) Cymb. I, 6, 159. --d of == sure of: --d of acceptance, Lucr. Ded. Cymb. I, 6, 159 Sonn. 45, 11. Meas. II, 2, 119. All's II, 3, 19. H4B IV, 5, 106. Lr. IV, 7, 56. Irregularly: “this I am --d,” H6A V, 5, 83; cf. “this I do a. myself,” H6B II, 2, 80.
b) to declare solemnly: “I a. you,” Tp. II, 1, 85. 2, 141. Sonn. 111, 13. Wiv. II, 2, 109. Ado IV, 2, 27. LLL IV, 2, 10. V, 1, 99. Mids. I, 2, 14. V, 358. As I, 1, 159. IV, 3, 173. Shr. IV, 3, 191. H4A V, 4, 146. H4B I, 2, 33. V, 3, 70. H6B II, 2, 78. Caes. V, 4, 21 etc. “I'll a. you,” H8 I, 3, 54. IV, 1, 12. “that I a. you,” Troil. IV, 1, 45. Lr. II, 1, 106.
2) to make certain and doubtless, to answer for, to warrant: “this shall a. my constant loyalty,” H6C III, 3, 240. “for one sweet look thy help I would a. thee,” Ven. 371. “he of both that can a. my daughter greatest dower,” Shr. II, 345. Shr. II, 345 Shr. II, 345 “I'll a. her of her widowhood,” Shr. II, 124. Assured == certain: “thou art --d mine,” Sonn. 92, 2. “incertainties now crown themselves --d,” 107, 7. “faults --d,” 118, 10. John III, 1, 336. H5 IV, 3, 81. H6A I, 2, 82. R3 V, 3, 319. Lr. III, 6, 102. Cymb. I, 6, 73.
3) to affiance: “swore I was --d to her,” Err. III, 2, 145. “when I was first --d,” John II, 535.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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