əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr verb (used with object), re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing.
1.
to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
2.
to assure again.
3.
to reinsure.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to relieve (someone) of anxieties; restore confidence to |
| 2. | another term for reinsure |
| reas'surance | |
| —n | |
| reas'surer | |
| —n | |
| reas'suringly | |
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