reassure
[ ree-uh-shoor, -shur ]
/ ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /
verb (used with object), re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing.
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reassure
/ (ˌriːəˈʃʊə) /
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.
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