Make sure
Make sure verb - Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- After taking a mortal wound on the eve of a decisive battle against invading Moors at the city of Valencia, he makes his wife swear that she will make sure he rides into battle the next morning no matter what.
Source: El Cid Ploy - Must Make Amends: The Mane Five visit Twilight at the very beginning of the story to make sure she knows how sorry they are for how terribly they treated her at the wedding rehearsal, and swear to make it up to her.
Source: Fan Fic / The Nuptialverse
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