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.

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, noun re·as·sur·ed·ly

[ree-uh-shoor-id-lee, -shur-] /ˌri əˈʃʊər ɪd li, -ˈʃɜr-/, adverb re·as·sure·ment, noun re·as·sur·er, noun

re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverb un·re·as·sur·ing, adjective un·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 reassurance

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

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

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

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

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

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She had broken off to thump his shoulder in reassurance, to cling more abjectly.

The Wrong Twin |Harry Leon Wilson
He quieted her cluckings with a word of reassurance, and went himself to open.

Captain Blood |Rafael Sabatini
Roscoe looked up at the sky and back at Tom, and perhaps he found a kind of reassurance in93 that stolid face.

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Halfway across he looked back at Athalie in a pleasant, questioning manner; and she nodded her reassurance with a smile.

Athalie |Robert W. Chambers
Larry caught her hand under the table and gave it a little pressure of reassurance.

A Texas Ranger |William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for reassurance

reassure

/ (ˌriːəˈʃʊə) /

verb (tr)

to relieve (someone) of anxieties; restore confidence to

another term for reinsure

Derived forms of reassure

reassurance, noun reassurer, noun reassuringly, adverb

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reassure

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

Origin of reassure

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Example sentences from the Web for reassurance

British Dictionary definitions for reassurance

verb (tr)

Derived forms of reassure

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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reassure

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

Origin of reassure

SYNONYMS FOR reassure

OTHER WORDS FROM reassure

Words nearby reassure

Words related to reassurance

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