Meaning & use
reassure
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To say or do something to remove someone's doubts or fears.
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The doctor reassured her that the test results were normal.
He reassured the nervous new employee that mistakes were part of learning.
A note on using this word
Implies restoring confidence that may have been shaken, distinguishing it from simply "assure," which doesn't require prior doubt.
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