reassure

• re-assure

From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- +‎ assure.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/, /ˌɹi.əˈʃɝ/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

reassure (third-person singular simple present reassures, present participle reassuring, simple past and past participle reassured)

1. (transitive) 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.

   • 1993, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant, “Justice and Duty (i): Socrates Speaks at his Trial: the Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), revised edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, →ISBN, pages 39–40:

     What is more, I call upon the greater part of you as witnesses to my statement, and I appeal to all of you who have ever listened to me talking (and there are a great many to whom this applies) to reassure one another on this point.

     Clear your neighbours’ minds in the 1st edition (1954).

   • 2022 August 13, Sarah Wu, David Kirton, Ben Blanchard, quoting Tsai Ing-wen, “Taiwan thanks U.S. for maintaining security in Taiwan Strait”, in Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, William Mallard, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 August 2022, World:

     "Taiwanese are very enthusiastic and love freedom and democracy, so many good international friends have come to Taiwan to support us. This is a normal and good thing, but China threatens and intimidates Taiwan," she said.
     "However, I would like to reassure everyone that both our government and the military are prepared, and I will definitely take care of Taiwan."

2. (transitive) To reinsure.

• reassurance

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “reassure”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “reassure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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