reassure

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to say or do something that... assure

Word family

Forms reassuredreassuresreassuringreassuringly

Derived forms reassurablereassurementreassurer

Related forms reassurance

Etymology

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

rasseürer Old French

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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