reassure

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
  2. (transitive) To reinsure.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

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

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