reassure

C1 Topic:Describing People

US /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ UK /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #13807

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

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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
- Describing People

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