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Reassure

//ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt. transitive

    "The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed."

  2. 2
    give reassurance to; give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain wordnet
  3. 3
    To reinsure. transitive

Etymology

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

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