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reinsure
verb re·in·sure \ˌrē-ən-ˈshu̇r\
: to insure (something) again so that the insurance is shared by more than one company
Full Definition of REINSURE
transitive verb
1
: to insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
2
: to insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
intransitive verb
: to provide increased insurance
— re·in·sur·er noun
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First Known Use of REINSURE
1755
Rhymes with REINSURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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