reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 
reassured; reassuring; reassures
1
: to assure anew
reassured him that the work was on schedule
2
: to restore to confidence
felt reassured by their earnest promise to do better
3
: reinsure
Examples of reassure in a Sentence
Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.
I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.
The news didn't reassure him.
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The quick-cut mix makes your head spin, but the effect is reassuring: Whatever promises AI might make, Wearing’s art insists that identity is never an answer but always a question.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Healthcare providers might help prevent delusional parasitosis by reassuring people and taking their symptoms seriously.
—Korin Miller, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Residential real-estate brokerages are seeking to reassure investors after last month’s $1.8 billion verdict against the National Association of Realtors, another potential blow to an industry already reeling from a severe housing-market slowdown.
—Nicole Friedman, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
But that hasn’t reassured all locals, who will have to navigate the massive crowds, with some 105,000 people expected to be at the race alone.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
During an earnings call a day after the jury verdict, Zillow chief executive Richard N. Barton sought to reassure Wall Street analysts that buyers agents would not go extinct and that the company’s revenue model was safe.
—Julian Mark, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
But the proposals are unlikely to reassure messaging platforms and online privacy advocates, who say that the act will compel platforms to undermine end-to-end encryption and create backdoors into their services, opening them up to privacy violations and security risks.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
During his latest round of shuttle diplomacy across the Middle East, Blinken had to reassure leaders that Washington would not tolerate any attempt to force Gaza’s civilians to move to Egypt while Israel wages its offensive against Hamas.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The hospital has sought to reassure its doctors and patients that the probation will be short-lived.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Healthcare providers might help prevent delusional parasitosis by reassuring people and taking their symptoms seriously.
—Korin Miller, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Residential real-estate brokerages are seeking to reassure investors after last month’s $1.8 billion verdict against the National Association of Realtors, another potential blow to an industry already reeling from a severe housing-market slowdown.
—Nicole Friedman, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
But that hasn’t reassured all locals, who will have to navigate the massive crowds, with some 105,000 people expected to be at the race alone.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
During an earnings call a day after the jury verdict, Zillow chief executive Richard N. Barton sought to reassure Wall Street analysts that buyers agents would not go extinct and that the company’s revenue model was safe.
—Julian Mark, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
But the proposals are unlikely to reassure messaging platforms and online privacy advocates, who say that the act will compel platforms to undermine end-to-end encryption and create backdoors into their services, opening them up to privacy violations and security risks.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
During his latest round of shuttle diplomacy across the Middle East, Blinken had to reassure leaders that Washington would not tolerate any attempt to force Gaza’s civilians to move to Egypt while Israel wages its offensive against Hamas.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The hospital has sought to reassure its doctors and patients that the probation will be short-lived.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassure. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇(ə)r
1
: to assure again
2
: to give fresh confidence to : free from fear
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