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Verb: reassure  ,ree-u'shûr [N. Amer], ,ree-u'shor or ,ree-u'shûr [Brit]
  1. Cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
    "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe";
    - assure
     
  2. Give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
    "I reassured him that we were safe"

Derived forms: reassured, reassures, reassuring

Type of: assure, calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten [Brit], still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

Antonym: worry

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