reassure

[ree-uh-shoo r, -shur]

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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.

Origin of reassure

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

Related formsre·as·sur·ance, nounre·as·sur·ed·ly

[ree-uh-shoo r-id-lee, -shur-] /ˌri əˈʃʊər ɪd li, -ˈʃɜr-/, adverbre·as·sure·ment, nounre·as·sur·er, nounre·as·sur·ing·ly, adverbun·re·as·sur·ing, adjectiveun·re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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1. encourage, hearten, comfort, inspirit.

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Examples from the Web for reassurance

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

Now, however, the young man had regained some measure of reassurance.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
He quieted her cluckings with a word of reassurance, and went himself to open.
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
Her eyes smiled into mine with a reassurance that was like balm.
The Million-Dollar Suitcase
Alice MacGowan
His paleness shook her, and she raised a hand of reassurance.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10)
Edith Wharton
He was supposed to take the piece of grim humour as a reassurance.
Bloom of Cactus
Robert Ames Bennet

British Dictionary definitions for reassurance

reassure

verb (tr)

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

Derived Formsreassurance, nounreassurer, nounreassuringly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for reassurance

n.

also re-assurance, 1610s, from reassure + -ance.

reassure

v.

"restore (someone) to confidence," 1590s, from re- "back, again" + assure. Related: Reassured; reassuring.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for reassurance

Contemporary Examples

Not only was the science bad, but the reassurance from a highly-regarded civil protection authority proved fatal for many.

They were alone and unarmed in hostile territory without even having the reassurance of radio communications.

As more come down with the flu, I suspect the reassurance will become more challenging.

At a time when the rest of their lives were in no small upheaval, this result was a reassurance.

But the re-run, in a world of change and after a day of busy-ness and perhaps upset, is an anchor, a reassurance.

Historical Examples

Now, however, the young man had regained some measure of reassurance.

He quieted her cluckings with a word of reassurance, and went himself to open.

Her eyes smiled into mine with a reassurance that was like balm.

His paleness shook her, and she raised a hand of reassurance.

He was supposed to take the piece of grim humour as a reassurance.

reassure

Word Origin and History for reassurance

n.

reassure

v.

Origin of reassure