reassure C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ UK /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #13807 Meanings 1 verb To say or do something that makes someone feel less worried or more confident. The doctor reassured her that the operation was completely routine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to say or do something that... assure Word family Forms reassuredreassuresreassuringreassuringly Derived forms reassurablereassurementreassurer Related forms reassurance Etymology AI details From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure. rasseürer Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # reassure **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 13807 ## Meanings 1. To say or do something that makes someone feel less worried or more confident. ## Examples - The doctor reassured her that the operation was completely routine. ## Derived Forms - reassurable - reassurement - reassurer ## Related Forms - reassurance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rasseürer ## Etymology From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure. ## AI Etymology Reassure is from Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means to say or do something that makes someone feel less worried or more confident. Related forms include reassurance. Derived formations include reassurable, reassurement, reassurer. ## Topics - Describing People markdown