GUARANTEE (2)

Guar″an‐tee′, v. t. [imp. & p. p. guaranteed (?); p, pr. & vb. n. Guaranteeing.] [[From Guarantee, n.]] In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all events; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution of a treaty. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government. Constitution of the U. S.