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reassure

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re·as·sure  (r-shr)
tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures
1. To restore confidence to.
2. To assure again.
3. To reinsure.

reas·surance n.
reas·suring·ly adv.

reassure
Verb
[-assuring, -assured] to relieve (someone) of anxieties
reassurance n
reassuring adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reassure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
2.reassure - give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"
assure - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

reassure
verb encourage, comfort, bolster, hearten, cheer up, buoy up, gee up, restore confidence to, inspirit, relieve (someone) of anxiety, put or set your mind at rest
Translations
reassure [riːəˈʃuəʳ] vttranquilizar;
to reassure sb that → tranquilizar a algn asegurándole que

reassure [riːəˈʃuəʳ] vtrassurer;
to reassure sb of → donner à qn l'assurance répétée de

reassure [riːəˈʃuəʳ] vtberuhigen

reassure [riːəˈʃuəʳ] vtrassicurare;
to reassure sb of → rassicurare qn di or su

reassure
v reassure [riəˈʃuə]
to take away the doubts or fears of The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her. gerus stel يُعيدُ طَمْأَنَة уверявам uklidnit berolige beruhigen καθησυχάζω tranquilizar kartust hajutama دوباره اطمینان دادن؛ خاطر جمع کردن rauhoitella rassurer לְהַרגִיע आश्वासन देना uvjeriti, umirivati megnyugtat menenangkan hati fullvissa, hughreysta rassicurare 安心させる 안심시키다 nuraminti, patikinti nomierināt; pārliecināt meyakini geruststellen berolige uspokoić tranquilizar a asigura успокаивать;заверять upokojiť, ubezpečiť pomiriti uveriti lugna ทำให้มั่นใจใหม่ güvence vermek, içini rahatlatmak 使消除疑慮,使放心 запевняти, переконувати دوبارہ یقین دلانا khẳng định lại 使消除使
n reasˈsurance
1 the process of reassuring or being reassured. gerusstelling إعادَة طَمْأَنَة уверяване uklidnění beroligen die Beruhigung καθησυχασμός tranquilidad, consuelo rahustamine اطمینان rauhoittelu réconfort דִבְרֵי הַרגָעָה पुन: आश्वासन reosiguranje megnyugtatás penenangan hati huggun, hughreysting rassicurazione 安心 안심시킴 nuraminimas, patikinimas mierināšana; pārliecināšana meyakinkan geruststelling beroligelse uspokajanie tranquilização asigurare (повторное) заверение upokojenie pomirjenje uveravanje lugnande, uppmuntran ขั้นตอนการเพิ่มความมั่นใจ güvence verme 放心 запевнення دوبارہ یقین دہانی sự cam đoan một lần nữa
2 something said etc that makes a person feel reassured She wants reassurance; Despite his reassurances, I'm still not happy. herversekering طَمْأَنَه من جَديد успокоение opětovné ujištění beroligelse; forsikring nochmalige Versicherung διαβεβαίωση palabras tranquilizadoras julgustamine اطمینان؛ خاطر جمعی vakuuttelu paroles rassurantes דִברֵי הַרגָעָה शंकाएं दूर करना uvjeravanje megnyugtatás kata-kata menenangkan hughreystandi orð rassicurazione 保証 다짐(의 말) raminamieji žodžiai mierinājums keyakinan geruststelling beroligende ord słowa uspokojenia, zapewnienie (palavras de) encorajamento cuvinte menite să liniştească утешение opätovné uistenie tolažba; zagotovilo uveravanje uppmuntran บางอย่างทีทำให้มั่นใจ güvence 令人放心的話 заспокоєння دوبارہ ضمانت sự khẳng định lại một lần nữa放心
adj reasˈsuring
the doctor's reassuring remarks. gerusstellend مُطَمْئِن успокоителен konejšivý beroligende beruhigend καθησυχαστικός tranquilizador rahustav اطمینان بخش rauhoittava rassurant מַשׁרֶה בִּיטָחוֹן आश्वासनपूर्ण koji uvjerava (hrabri, umiruje) biztató menenangkan hughreystandi rassicurante 安心させるような 안심시키는 raminamas []mierinošs; pārliecinošs keyakinan geruststellend beroligende uspokajający tranquilizante liniştitor ободряющий uspokojivý pomirjujoč ohrabrujući lugnande การทำให้มั่นใจ güven verici 令人放心的 запевняючий اطمینان بخش تبصرہ làm yên lòng放心
adv reasˈsuringly
gerusstellend بصورةٍ مُطَمْئِنَه успокоително konejšivě beroligende beruhigend καθησυχαστικά tranquilizadoramente rahustavalt با اطمینان rauhoittavasti d'une manière rassurante בּאוֹפֶן מַשרה בִּיטָחוֹן शंकाएं दूर करते हुए ohrabrujuće, umirujuće megnyugtatóan, bíztatóan dengan cara menenangkan á hughreystandi hátt in maniera rassicurante 安心させるように 안심이 되도록 raminamai []mierinoši; pārliecinoši meyakinkan geruststellend beroligende uspokajająco de modo tranquilizante (într-un mod) li­ni­şti­tor ободряюще uspokojivo pomirjujoče ohrabrujuće på ett lugnande sätt อย่างมั่นใจ güven verici şekilde 令人放心地 заспокійливо اطمینان دلاتے ہوءے đáng yên tâm放心


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