Timeline for Is this the right use of "ensure"?
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| S Mar 29, 2021 at 22:00 | history | suggested | cpit | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
edited for brevity; added citation
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 19:41 | history | edited | Kit Z. Fox♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 19:34 | comment | added | John Lawler |
But it's right. The en- prefix (or suffix, or both) is an old Germanic causative/inchoative marker, and generally verbs and adjectives with them (like ensure, enlighten, blacken, enjoy, tighten, and ennoble) normally mean 'to become X' or 'to cause/make/force to become X'.
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 16:28 | history | edited | MetaEd | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Try to clarify the answer with proper punctuation and fewer pronouns.
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 14:11 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 14:05 | comment | added | TrevorD | PLEASE use standard English. It is very difficult to understand what you are trying to say. | |
| Jul 23, 2013 at 13:31 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 13:12 | history | answered | Sumit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |