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double-check vs ensure

ensure vs double-check

double-check and ensure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
double-check No No Yes No
ensure No No Yes No
As verbs, ensure is a hypernym of double-check; that is, ensure is a word with a broader meaning than double-check:
  • double-check: check once more to be absolutely sure
  • ensure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Other hypernyms of double-check include ascertain, assure, check, control, insure, see, see to it.
double-check (verb) ensure (verb)
check once more to be absolutely sure be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
make certain of
Difference between double-check and ensure

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