insure vs reinsure

insure and reinsure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insure	No	No	Yes	No
reinsure	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reinsure is a hyponym of insure; that is, reinsure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insure:

insure: protect by insurance
reinsure: insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk

Other hyponyms of insure include indemnify.

As verbs, reinsure is a hyponym of insure; that is, reinsure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insure:

insure: take out insurance for
reinsure: insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed

Other hyponyms of insure include coinsure.

insure (verb)	reinsure (verb)
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something	insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
protect by insurance	insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
make certain of	provide additional insurance for
take out insurance for