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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.
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Origin of reassure

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

OTHER WORDS FROM reassure

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
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How to use reassure in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for reassure

reassure
/ (ˌriːəˈʃʊə) /

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

Derived forms of reassure

reassurance, nounreassurer, nounreassuringly, adverb
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