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Antonyms for re-assure

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-uh-shoor, -shur
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr

Definition of re-assure

Origin :
  • "restore (someone) to confidence," 1590s, from re- "back, again" + assure. Related: Reassured; reassuring.
  • As in inspire : verb encourage, stimulate
  • As in assure : verb convince, relieve doubt
  • As in reassure : verb restore confidence to
  • As in satisfy : verb answer, persuade
  • As in settle : verb calm, relieve
  • As in certify : verb declare as true
  • As in inspirit : verb encourage
  • As in comfort : verb make to feel better
  • As in embolden : verb encourage
  • As in encourage : verb stimulate spiritually
  • As in encourage : verb give support; help
  • As in guarantee : verb pledge, promise
  • As in hearten : verb raise someone's spirits
Example sentences :
  • I re-assure him, 'That I will sooner die than be that man's wife.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It was to no purpose that the government tried to re-assure them.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I » by Fleury de Chaboulon.
  • By doing all we could to re-assure and cheer her, no ill effects occurred.
  • Extract from : « Mary Liddiard » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • As to this house—well, some of you had better walk in and re-assure yourselves.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Tears were streaming down her cheeks and I stepped to her side to re-assure her.
  • Extract from : « The White Rose of Memphis » by William C. Falkner
  • At this he tried to re-assure her and said, ‘Don’t be afraid!
  • Extract from : « Serbian Folk-lore » by Anonymous
  • I believe he saw I was hurt, and therefore took some pains to re-assure me.
  • Extract from : « The Sylph, Volume I and II » by Georgiana Cavendish
  • All I could think of to re-assure her, when a little recovered, I said.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The villagers shouted out to re-assure them, and then they stood at a distance to look at him.
  • Extract from : « Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio vol. II (of 2) » by Songling Pu
  • The State convention had adjourned, and its members had gone home, having done but little to re-assure the loyalists.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862 » by Various

Synonyms for re-assure

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