Reassure
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English
Verb
Reassure (third-person singular simple present Reassures, present participle reassuring, simple past and past participle reassured)
- (transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.
- (transitive) To reinsure.
Thesaurus
afford hope, ascertain, assure, augur well, bear up, bid fair, bolster, brace, brace up, buck up, buoy up, certify, cheer, cinch, clear up, clinch, comfort, condole with, console, decide, determine, dismiss all doubt, ease, embolden, encourage, ensure, establish, find out, fix, get at, give comfort, give hope, have good prospects, hearten, hold out hope, hold out promise, inspire, inspire hope, inspirit, insure, justify hope, make certain, make fair promise, make no doubt, make no mistake, make sure, make sure of, nail down, nerve, promise, put at ease, raise expectations, raise hope, relieve, remove all doubt, see that, see to it, set at ease, set at rest, settle, solace, sort out, support, sympathize with, uplift
Etymology
Old French rasseürer, from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.
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References
- Reassure in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- Reassure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
