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verb
To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To place insurance on the contract that insures something (allowing the insurer to offset risk in the same way the insuree did).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cover, insure, underwrite
verb
insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insure
verb
provide additional insurance for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insure
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English insure English reinsure From re- + insure.
