reassure

[ ree-uh-shoor, -shur ]

/ ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /

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verb (used with object), re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing.

to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.

to assure again.

to reinsure.

Nearby words

reassert, reassess, reassessment, reassign, reassortment, reassure, reast, reata, reattribute, reave, reawaken

Origin of reassure

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

SYNONYMS FOR reassure

1 encourage, hearten, comfort, inspirit.

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Related forms

re·as·sur·ance, nounre·as·sur·ed·ly

[ree-uh-shoor-id-lee, -shur-] /ˌri əˈʃʊər ɪd li, -ˈʃɜr-/, adverbre·as·sure·ment, nounre·as·sur·er, noun

re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverbun·re·as·sur·ing, adjectiveun·re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for reassurance

Not only was the science bad, but the reassurance from a highly-regarded civil protection authority proved fatal for many.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were alone and unarmed in hostile territory without even having the reassurance of radio communications.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As more come down with the flu, I suspect the reassurance will become more challenging.
Parents’ Ebola Panic Is Taking Over My Clinic|Russell Saunders|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At a time when the rest of their lives were in no small upheaval, this result was a reassurance.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the re-run, in a world of change and after a day of busy-ness and perhaps upset, is an anchor, a reassurance.
Thank You for Being a Friend: Why TV Re-runs Never Grow Old|Tim Teeman|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had broken off to thump his shoulder in reassurance, to cling more abjectly.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
He quieted her cluckings with a word of reassurance, and went himself to open.
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
Roscoe looked up at the sky and back at Tom, and perhaps he found a kind of reassurance in93 that stolid face.
Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Halfway across he looked back at Athalie in a pleasant, questioning manner; and she nodded her reassurance with a smile.
Athalie|Robert W. Chambers
Larry caught her hand under the table and gave it a little pressure of reassurance.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for reassurance

reassure

/ (ˌriːəˈʃʊə) /

verb (tr)

to relieve (someone) of anxieties; restore confidence to

another term for reinsure

Derived Forms

reassurance, nounreassurer, nounreassuringly, adverb

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