reassure

== English == === Alternative forms === re-assure === Etymology === From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- +‎ assure. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/, /ˌɹi.əˈʃɝ/ Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) === Verb === reassure (third-person singular simple present reassures, present participle reassuring, simple past and past participle reassured) (transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt. (transitive) To reinsure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== reassurance ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “reassure”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “reassure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === erasures