reassure

/ˌriːəˈʃʊər/ verb [T]

Definition

› to say something to stop someone from worrying: [+ that] He reassured me that I would be paid soon.

reassurance

/ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns/ noun [C, U] › something that you say to make someone stop worrying: Despite my repeated reassurances that she was welcome, she wouldn't come.

(Definition of reassure verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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