REASSURE
Dictionary entry overview: What does reassure mean?
• REASSURE (verb)
The verb REASSURE has 2 senses:
1. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
2. give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
Familiarity information: REASSURE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REASSURE (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
reassure; assure
Context example:
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe
Hypernyms (to "reassure" is one way to...):
calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The good news will reassure her
The performance is likely to reassure Sue
Antonym:
worry (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress)
Meaning:
Give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I reassured him that we were safe
Hypernyms (to "reassure" is one way to...):
assure (assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
Sam cannot reassure Sue
