reassure

[ree-uh-shoor, -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.

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Origin of reassure

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

SYNONYMS FOR reassure

1. encourage, hearten, comfort, inspirit.

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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 reassuring

The other was to counter-attack against domestic critics while reassuring uneasy foreign leaders.
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But their technical record during the initial certification of the 787 is not reassuring.
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Hardly a reassuring forecast coming from a former casino croupier and Ponzi scheme salesman.
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He listened over and over to the tape recordings in which Heim talked to his sons in a calm and reassuring voice.
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And the Egyptian was packed with mostly journalists, filmmakers, and publicists, which was reassuring.
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In fact, the alert, quiet manner of all the cowboys was not reassuring.
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"Of course I don't mind," she said, with a reassuring smile.
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He managed a reassuring nod to Goodhue, but Dalrymple, for the time, was of no importance.
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There was something about the luxurious comfort of the car and Walter's reassuring presence that made her feel quite safe.
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His grasp was reassuring, and Agatha watched the straining curves of canvas and the line of half-submerged hull.
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British Dictionary definitions for reassuring

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 reassuring

reassure

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

reassure

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

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reassure

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