Dictionary

reassure en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˌɹi.əˈʃɝ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
   • "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." 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, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2022, World:
   • 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. 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:
   • The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed.
2. (transitive) To reinsure.

Forms

Deriveds

reassurable · reassurement · reassurer

Relateds

reassurance

Translations (61)

fr réassurer (to reinsure) · es tranquilizar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · fi rauhoittaa (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · uk завіря́ти (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · bg уверявам (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · fr rassurer (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · km ធ្វើអោយមានការទុកចិត្ដ (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · es reasegurar (to reinsure) · hu viszontbiztosít (to reinsure) · eu lasaitu (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ro asigura (to reinsure) · de zusichern (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ca tranquil·litzar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · nl geruststellen (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · it rassicurare (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · fi vakuuttaa (to reinsure) · ru уте́шить (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · pl upewnić (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · pl upewniać (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · sk ubezpečovať (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · pt reassegurar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · uk заспоко́ювати (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru перестрахова́ть (to reinsure) · bg убеждавам (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · gl tranquilizar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · be запэ́ўніваць (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru утеша́ть (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru успоко́ить (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · mi whakatītina (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ko 안심시키다 (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · cmn 使……安心 (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · hu megnyugtat (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · de beruhigen (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · sk ubezpečiť (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · be запэ́ўніць (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · da berolige (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · eo trankviligi (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · fr tranquilliser (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru заверя́ть (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru перестрахо́вывать (to reinsure) · lv drošināt (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru уверя́ть (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · hi आश्वासन (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · gl apouvigar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru успока́ивать (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · gl acalmar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · bg презастраховам (to reinsure) · ckb دڵ نیا (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · pt tranquilizar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · sh obodriti (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · mi whakamanawa (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · pt acalmar (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru уве́рить (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ru заве́рить (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · de versichern (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · cmn 使……恢复信心 (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · ro liniști (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · fi tyynnytellä (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · sk znovupoistiť (to reinsure) · it tranquillizzare (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) · vi trấn an (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt)