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reassure

[ ree-uh-shoor, -shur ]

verb (used with object)

, re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing.
  1. to restore to assurance or confidence:

    His praise reassured me.

    Synonyms: inspirit, comfort, hearten, encourage

  2. to assure again.


reassure

/ ˌriːəˈʃʊə /

verb

  1. to relieve (someone) of anxieties; restore confidence to
  2. another term for reinsure


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Derived Forms

  • ˌreasˈsurance, noun
  • ˌreasˈsurer, noun
  • ˌreasˈsuringly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • re·as·sur·ance noun
  • re·as·sur·ed·ly [ree-, uh, -, shoor, -id-lee, -, shur, -], adverb
  • re·as·sure·ment noun
  • re·as·sur·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reassure1

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

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Example Sentences

But political parties officials continue to reassure the country that the campaigns will not endanger anyone.

As I hasten to reassure these exasperated moms and dads, I had to be in the office anyway.

He miraculously survived, and his first impulse was to reassure his horrified aunt that he was OK.

These reforms were mostly designed to reassure Sunnis and Kurds that Maliki would not become an autocrat.

Mid-level State Department officials have visited to reassure the government that the U.S. government stands beside them.

The general glanced suspiciously at the door to reassure himself that it was closed.

"Reassure yourself," answered Marius, with a sneer, a greyness that was of jealous rage overspreading his face.

I beg you to put aside all such suspicions, and to reassure the Grand Duke, who is very much annoyed, so Rubinstein tells me.

Every possibility of escape must first be exhausted, I reassure my troubled conscience.

She was just about to call out to reassure them when a sound in the passageway behind her made her hold her breath in suspense.

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