reassure
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reassure
- /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ US
- /ˌɹi.əˈʃɝ/ US
Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.
verb reassures · reassuring · reassured · re-assure
- To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt. The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed.
- To reinsure.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assure, satisfy, affirm, assert, promise, ensure, confirm, guarantee, convince, persuade, secure, give, comfort, encourage, provide, pacify
Translations
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verb to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
| Español | tranquilizar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안심시키다 ansimsikida |
| 中文 | 使……安心 shǐ... ān xīn, 使……恢复信心 shǐ huī fù xìn xīn |
| हिन्दी | आश्वासन āśvāsan |
| Português | tranquilizar, acalmar, reassegurar |
| Français | tranquilliser, rassurer |
| Deutsch | versichern, beruhigen, zusichern |
| Italiano | rassicurare, tranquillizzare |
| Română | liniști |
| Русский | заверя́ть zaverjátʹ, заве́рить zavéritʹ, уверя́ть uverjátʹ, уве́рить uvéritʹ, успока́ивать uspokáivatʹ, успоко́ить uspokóitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trấn an |
verb to reinsure
| Español | reasegurar |
|---|---|
| Français | réassurer |
| Română | asigura |
| Русский | перестрахо́вывать perestraxóvyvatʹ, перестрахова́ть perestraxovátʹ |
Talk about this word "reassure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reassure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reassure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reassure "reassure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reassure.Cite this
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title = {reassure},
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