reassure

verb

re·​as·​sure ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 

reassured; reassuring; reassures

transitive verb

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

Synonyms

• assure
• comfort
• soothe

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Restaurant owners are suspending liquor sales to reassure nervous customers. —Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025

Later that day, a concierge on board kindly let her 76-year-old mother use their phone to reassure Cohn that everything was okay — her parents were simply having trouble connecting to the internet. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

Larkin reassured Axelrod that PTC could keep subway conditions clean and under control. —Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

Leaders at several agencies have sought to reassure their employees that layoffs would not take place. —Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reassure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure
• assure

Kids Definition

reassure

verb

re·​as·​sure ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇(ə)r 

1

: to assure again

2

: to give fresh confidence to : free from fear