Advise vs Assure - What's the difference?

Advise is a related term of assure.

As verbs the difference between advise and assure

is that advise is to give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed while assure is .

As an adjective assure is

insured.

As a noun assure is

insuree.

advise

English

Alternative forms

* advize (obsolete) * avise * avize

Verb

(advis)

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

The dentist advised brushing three times a day.

To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with (m) before the thing communicated.

We were advised of the risk.

The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.

To consider, to deliberate.

* 1843 , '', book 2, ch. VIII, ''The Election

accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.

(obsolete) To look at, watch; to see.

* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.v:

when that villain he auiz'd , which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell , / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned

Usage notes

* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See .

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* advice * advisable * advisement * adviser

Anagrams

* English reporting verbs

assure

English

Verb

(assur)

To make sure and secure.

To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.

He assured of his commitment to her happiness.

(obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).

* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.ii:

That as a law for euer should endure; / Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure .

To reassure.