reassure

[ ree-uh-shoor, -shur ]

verb (used with object)

, re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing.

1. to restore to assurance or confidence:

   His praise reassured me.

   Synonyms: inspirit, comfort, hearten, encourage

2. to assure again.
3. to reinsure.

reassure

/ ˌriːəˈʃʊə /

verb

1. to relieve (someone) of anxieties; restore confidence to
2. See reinsure
   another term for reinsure

Derived Forms

• ˌreasˈsurance, noun
• ˌreasˈsuringly, adverb
• ˌreasˈsurer, noun

Other Words From

• re·as·sur·ance noun
• re·as·sur·ed·ly [ree-, uh, -, shoor, -id-lee, -, shur, -], adverb
• re·as·sure·ment noun
• re·as·sur·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reassure¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + assure

Example Sentences

Reading this book is to be reassured that our struggles are connected and systemic—not a result of our individual efforts.

From Fortune

You go to bed, reassuring yourself that sleep will efface the image from your mind.

From MIT Technology Review

“The best thing we can do to prepare for the start of the school year is to reassure employees that, collectively, we are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus,” said Borne in her ministry’s statement.

From Fortune

Using conversation language as Apple has done so will let visitors know exactly what to expect when clicking on it if you opt to use a form, keep it short while including a privacy statement reassuring visitors that their data is safe.

From Search Engine Watch

She cradled Kitty and reassured Kitty, and wasn’t sure if Kitty — who was at that point in extraordinary physical duress — realized she was in a friend’s arms.

From Freakonomics

But political parties officials continue to reassure the country that the campaigns will not endanger anyone.

From The Daily Beast

As I hasten to reassure these exasperated moms and dads, I had to be in the office anyway.

From The Daily Beast

He miraculously survived, and his first impulse was to reassure his horrified aunt that he was OK.

From The Daily Beast

These reforms were mostly designed to reassure Sunnis and Kurds that Maliki would not become an autocrat.

From The Daily Beast

Mid-level State Department officials have visited to reassure the government that the U.S. government stands beside them.

From The Daily Beast

The general glanced suspiciously at the door to reassure himself that it was closed.

From Project Gutenberg

"Reassure yourself," answered Marius, with a sneer, a greyness that was of jealous rage overspreading his face.

From Project Gutenberg

I beg you to put aside all such suspicions, and to reassure the Grand Duke, who is very much annoyed, so Rubinstein tells me.

From Project Gutenberg

Every possibility of escape must first be exhausted, I reassure my troubled conscience.

From Project Gutenberg

She was just about to call out to reassure them when a sound in the passageway behind her made her hold her breath in suspense.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• assure
• bolster
• buoy
• cheer
• comfort
• console
• convince
• encourage
• hearten
• inspire
• relieve