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/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/
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/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/
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/ˌɹi.əˈʃɝ/
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
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To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To reinsure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I reassured him that we were safe
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assure
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assure
Antonyms: worry
Broader terms: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.
Across languages
Translations 61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque :
lasaitu
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Belarusian :
запэ́ўніваць
(zapéwnivacʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Belarusian :
запэ́ўніць
(zapéwnicʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Bulgarian :
уверявам
(uverjavam)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Bulgarian :
убеждавам
(ubeždavam)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Catalan :
tranquil·litzar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Chinese Mandarin :
使......安心
(shǐ... ān xīn)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Chinese Mandarin :
使......恢复信心
(shǐ huī fù xìn xīn)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Danish :
berolige
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Dutch :
geruststellen
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Esperanto :
trankviligi
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Finnish :
rauhoittaa
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Finnish :
tyynnytellä
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
French :
tranquilliser
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
French :
rassurer
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Galician :
tranquilizar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Galician :
acalmar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Galician :
apouvigar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
German :
versichern
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
German :
beruhigen
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
German :
zusichern
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Hindi :
आश्वासन
(āśvāsan)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Hungarian :
megnyugtat
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Italian :
rassicurare
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Italian :
tranquillizzare
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Khmer :
ធ្វើអោយមានការទុកចិត្ដ
(thvəəʼaoy-miən-kaa-tukcət)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Korean :
안심시키다
(ansimsikida)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Central Kurdish :
دڵ نیا
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Latvian :
drošināt
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Māori :
whakatītina
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Māori :
whakamanawa
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Polish :
upewniać
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Polish :
upewnić
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Portuguese :
tranquilizar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Portuguese :
acalmar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Portuguese :
reassegurar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Romanian :
liniști
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
заверя́ть
(zaverjátʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
заве́рить
(zavéritʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
уверя́ть
(uverjátʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
уве́рить
(uvéritʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
успока́ивать
(uspokáivatʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
успоко́ить
(uspokóitʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
утеша́ть
(utešátʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Russian :
уте́шить
(utéšitʹ)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Serbo-Croatian :
obodriti
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Slovak :
ubezpečiť
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Slovak :
ubezpečovať
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Spanish :
tranquilizar
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Ukrainian :
завіря́ти
(zavirjáty)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Ukrainian :
заспоко́ювати
(zaspokójuvaty)
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Vietnamese :
trấn an
— to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt
Bulgarian :
презастраховам
(prezastrahovam)
— to reinsure
Finnish :
vakuuttaa
— to reinsure
French :
réassurer
— to reinsure
Hungarian :
viszontbiztosít
— to reinsure
Romanian :
asigura
— to reinsure
Russian :
перестрахо́вывать
(perestraxóvyvatʹ)
— to reinsure
Russian :
перестрахова́ть
(perestraxovátʹ)
— to reinsure
Slovak :
znovupoistiť
— to reinsure
Spanish :
reasegurar
— to reinsure
