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.

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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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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

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

Words nearby reassure

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

Example sentences 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.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp
There was something about the luxurious comfort of the car and Walter's reassuring presence that made her feel quite safe.
Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach|Annie Roe Carr
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

/ (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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reassure

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

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