reassurev.

Brit.

/ˌriːəˈʃʊə/,

/ˌriːəˈʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˌriəˈʃʊ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, assure v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + assure v., after Middle French, French rassurer to restore or give confidence, peace, etc., to (a person) (12th cent. in Old French), to assert, affirm, guarantee (12th cent.), to give solidity, stability to (a thing) (a1420), to strengthen (one's power, authority, etc.) (1594). Compare Italian rassicurare (a1292; also riassicurare (1699 in sense 4)).In sense 4 perhaps after French réassurer (1681); compare also earlier reassurance n. 3, and also reinsure v.

I. Senses relating to the removal of doubts or fears.

†1. transitive (a) To make safe or secure again (from attack or danger). Obsolete. rare. (b) To re-establish, restore, or confirm (a thing). Also with to (a person). Obsolete. (c) To confirm (a person) again in (an honour). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > confirm or ratify [verb (transitive)] > confirm (one) again in (an honour)

reassure1592

society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [verb (transitive)] > grant by charter or deed

bookOE

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granta1599

grant1766

deed1816

the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > confirm or ratify [verb (transitive)] > bestowal of possession or title to a person > specifically a possession

reassure1592

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > re-establish

redressc1450

restablisha1475

restable1494

re-edify1511

refound?a1513

re-establish1550

reordain1579

replace1587

replant1588

refix1591

reinstitute1600

reimplace1611

reordinate1613

reinstate1616

restate1625

reassurea1711

re-erecta1711

re-estatea1945

1592 in T. Stretton Marital Litigation Court of Requests (2008) 67 That the premisses should be reassured unto the said complainant.

1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot ii. 73 Hauing liuely repulsed the Caramanian, and reassured his countrie of Natolia.

1613 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) I. 28 I..reassured the said land to him by my lease for xxi yeares.

1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 36 [They] were restored to their former dignities, and reassured their former honours.

a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 422 They long sharp Penances endur'd, Till ghostly Health was reassur'd.

1764 C. Churchill Gotham iii. 24 E're 'tis too late wish'd Health to re-assure.

1840 L. Woodbury Let. 13 Nov. in J. D. Stevenson Memorial & Petition Col. J. D. Stevenson of California (1886) 72 Time and reflection will reassure her health and spirits.

1874 J. M. Hoppin Life Andrew Hull Foote xxviii. 366 We hear little in regard to his health, although it was in no sense reassured, but continued growing perhaps gradually worse.

2. transitive. To restore or give confidence, peace, a sense of security, a feeling of calm, etc., to (a person, the mind); to remove or allay the doubts or fears of. Also reflexive and with that-clause, infinitive, or †from (a fear).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve

froverc900

hearteOE

lighteOE

onlightc1175

salvec1175

leathc1200

solace1297

stillc1315

to put in comfortc1320

easec1385

comfort1389

fordilla1400

recomforta1400

ronea1400

solancea1400

cheer?a1425

acheerc1450

consolate1477

repease1483

dilla1500

recreate?a1500

sporta1500

dulcerate?1586

comfit1598

comfortize1600

reassure1604

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console1693

re-establish1722

release1906

1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. M3 By this meanes hee should..reassure other Cities that then stoode wauering.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 184 I endeavoured to reassure him and the rest from the fear which made him speak so.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 438 They rose with Fear,..'Till dauntless Pallas reassur'd the rest, To pay the Rites.

1728 E. Haywood tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée (1732) II. 289 The Air with which I spoke these Words something re-assuring him.

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. i. 34 With a calmness of manner that reassured me, as it demonstrated that he had no suspicion of me.

1864 Atlantic Monthly June 654/1 It is a relief to loosen the tongue also, and reassure yourself with the sound of the human voice.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 333 This was a sort of explanation more likely to alarm than to reassure the public.

1937 J. Steinbeck Of Mice & Men 111 Lennie reassured himself in a frightened voice.

1972 L. B. Johnson Vantage Point ii. 22 I was reassured to learn that there was nothing that required an immediate decision.

1973 Times 8 Oct. 2/1 (headline) Tory conference will reassure doubters that policies are working.

2000 L. O. Gostin Public Health Law 359 Law reform..is insufficient to reassure persons to come forward for testing and treatment.

2006 K. Metcalfe Anorexia 138 I tried to reassure myself that it wasn't the end of the world.

3. transitive †(a) To offer proof or confirmation that an opinion or impression is correct. Obsolete. (b) To confirm in an opinion or impression. Usually with of (a fact, person, etc.). Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > again

reassure1611

1611 A. Lanyer Salue Deus Rex Iudæorum sig. C To re-assure that it was true, He said: I say vnto you, I am hee.

1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? 264 Let it not grieve you then, Deare Lady, if to..re-assure me of my Friends, who seeme much estranged. I retire for a season to Vienna.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. xvii. 391 He had felt suddenly and unaccountably reassured of her innocence.

1811 S. Smith Lett. lxxvi There is great happiness in the country, but it requires a visit to London every year to reassure yourself of this truth.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III xxxvii. 21 And long he paused to re-assure his eyes.

1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford ii She could even smile—a faint, sweet, wintry smile—as if to reassure us of her power to endure.

1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham viii. 143 He touched his hat to her from the wharf to reassure her of his escape from being carried away with her.

1988 ‘Ultra Violet’ Famous for 15 Minutes xiv. 130 Candy refers to her penis as ‘my flaw’ and always carries a Tampax, letting it fall on the table so that men can be reassured of her femininity.

1999 G. Beck Underground Life 129 It helped me..reassure myself of my goals.

II. Insurance.

4. transitive. To renew or take out further insurance on; = reinsure v.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (transitive)] > again

reinsure1702

reassure1742

1742 Coll. Parl. Deb. Eng. XXI. 460 Provided always, that nothing in this act contained, shall vacate or make void..any assurance made bonâ fide, to re-assure any sum before assured.

1828 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law III. v. xlviii. 226 The insurer may have the entire sum he hath insured, reassured to him by some other insurer.

1842 W. W. Story Rep. Circuit Court U.S.: 1st Circuit 1 462 Expenses and costs wantonly and unnecessarily occurred by the party reassured in a plain case of loss.

1917 Ann. Rep. Comm. Insurance Colorado 81 Gross premiums on risk reassured.

2003 G. Faure & T. Hartlief Insurance 176 The word ‘reinsurance’ is slightly misleading since it assumes that there is a basic insurance obligation which is reassured.

Derivatives

reaˈssurement n. = reassurance n. I.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > consolatory speech or writing

consolatory1654

reassurement1774

reassurance1863

1774 Fortune-teller (ed. 2) II. iv. 52 Having received a re-assurement that she should not only obtain a husband, but a very elegant establishment.

1891 E. Gerard & D. Gerard Sensitive Plant II. ii. xii. 124 This was meant as a reassurement, but his words startled Janet further.

1926 J. M. Barrie Let. 10 Sept. (1947) 207 Not a word about her health as to which I wanted some reassurement.

2005 Daily Mail 25 Feb. 18 The Education Secretary arrived having just..made her first big policy declaration—dressed up as a reassurement to Middle England that A-levels will be retained and that other exams may be made harder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reassure
释义	reassurev. Brit. /ˌriːəˈʃʊə/, /ˌriːəˈʃɔː/, U.S. /ˌriəˈʃʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, assure v. Etymology: < re- prefix + assure v., after Middle French, French rassurer to restore or give confidence, peace, etc., to (a person) (12th cent. in Old French), to assert, affirm, guarantee (12th cent.), to give solidity, stability to (a thing) (a1420), to strengthen (one's power, authority, etc.) (1594). Compare Italian rassicurare (a1292; also riassicurare (1699 in sense 4)).In sense 4 perhaps after French réassurer (1681); compare also earlier reassurance n. 3, and also reinsure v. I. Senses relating to the removal of doubts or fears. †1. transitive (a) To make safe or secure again (from attack or danger). Obsolete. rare. (b) To re-establish, restore, or confirm (a thing). Also with to (a person). Obsolete. (c) To confirm (a person) again in (an honour). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > confirm or ratify [verb (transitive)] > confirm (one) again in (an honour) reassure1592 society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [verb (transitive)] > grant by charter or deed bookOE convey1495 assure1572 reassure1592 granta1599 grant1766 deed1816 the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > confirm or ratify [verb (transitive)] > bestowal of possession or title to a person > specifically a possession reassure1592 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > re-establish redressc1450 restablisha1475 restable1494 re-edify1511 refound?a1513 re-establish1550 reordain1579 replace1587 replant1588 refix1591 reinstitute1600 reimplace1611 reordinate1613 reinstate1616 restate1625 reassurea1711 re-erecta1711 re-estatea1945 1592 in T. Stretton Marital Litigation Court of Requests (2008) 67 That the premisses should be reassured unto the said complainant. 1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot ii. 73 Hauing liuely repulsed the Caramanian, and reassured his countrie of Natolia. 1613 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) I. 28 I..reassured the said land to him by my lease for xxi yeares. 1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 36 [They] were restored to their former dignities, and reassured their former honours. a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 422 They long sharp Penances endur'd, Till ghostly Health was reassur'd. 1764 C. Churchill Gotham iii. 24 E're 'tis too late wish'd Health to re-assure. 1840 L. Woodbury Let. 13 Nov. in J. D. Stevenson Memorial & Petition Col. J. D. Stevenson of California (1886) 72 Time and reflection will reassure her health and spirits. 1874 J. M. Hoppin Life Andrew Hull Foote xxviii. 366 We hear little in regard to his health, although it was in no sense reassured, but continued growing perhaps gradually worse. 2. transitive. To restore or give confidence, peace, a sense of security, a feeling of calm, etc., to (a person, the mind); to remove or allay the doubts or fears of. Also reflexive and with that-clause, infinitive, or †from (a fear). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve froverc900 hearteOE lighteOE onlightc1175 salvec1175 leathc1200 solace1297 stillc1315 to put in comfortc1320 easec1385 comfort1389 fordilla1400 recomforta1400 ronea1400 solancea1400 cheer?a1425 acheerc1450 consolate1477 repease1483 dilla1500 recreate?a1500 sporta1500 dulcerate?1586 comfit1598 comfortize1600 reassure1604 sweeten1647 console1693 re-establish1722 release1906 1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. M3 By this meanes hee should..reassure other Cities that then stoode wauering. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 184 I endeavoured to reassure him and the rest from the fear which made him speak so. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 438 They rose with Fear,..'Till dauntless Pallas reassur'd the rest, To pay the Rites. 1728 E. Haywood tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée (1732) II. 289 The Air with which I spoke these Words something re-assuring him. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. i. 34 With a calmness of manner that reassured me, as it demonstrated that he had no suspicion of me. 1864 Atlantic Monthly June 654/1 It is a relief to loosen the tongue also, and reassure yourself with the sound of the human voice. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 333 This was a sort of explanation more likely to alarm than to reassure the public. 1937 J. Steinbeck Of Mice & Men 111 Lennie reassured himself in a frightened voice. 1972 L. B. Johnson Vantage Point ii. 22 I was reassured to learn that there was nothing that required an immediate decision. 1973 Times 8 Oct. 2/1 (headline) Tory conference will reassure doubters that policies are working. 2000 L. O. Gostin Public Health Law 359 Law reform..is insufficient to reassure persons to come forward for testing and treatment. 2006 K. Metcalfe Anorexia 138 I tried to reassure myself that it wasn't the end of the world. 3. transitive †(a) To offer proof or confirmation that an opinion or impression is correct. Obsolete. (b) To confirm in an opinion or impression. Usually with of (a fact, person, etc.). Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > again reassure1611 1611 A. Lanyer Salue Deus Rex Iudæorum sig. C To re-assure that it was true, He said: I say vnto you, I am hee. 1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? 264 Let it not grieve you then, Deare Lady, if to..re-assure me of my Friends, who seeme much estranged. I retire for a season to Vienna. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. xvii. 391 He had felt suddenly and unaccountably reassured of her innocence. 1811 S. Smith Lett. lxxvi There is great happiness in the country, but it requires a visit to London every year to reassure yourself of this truth. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III xxxvii. 21 And long he paused to re-assure his eyes. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford ii She could even smile—a faint, sweet, wintry smile—as if to reassure us of her power to endure. 1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham viii. 143 He touched his hat to her from the wharf to reassure her of his escape from being carried away with her. 1988 ‘Ultra Violet’ Famous for 15 Minutes xiv. 130 Candy refers to her penis as ‘my flaw’ and always carries a Tampax, letting it fall on the table so that men can be reassured of her femininity. 1999 G. Beck Underground Life 129 It helped me..reassure myself of my goals. II. Insurance. 4. transitive. To renew or take out further insurance on; = reinsure v. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (transitive)] > again reinsure1702 reassure1742 1742 Coll. Parl. Deb. Eng. XXI. 460 Provided always, that nothing in this act contained, shall vacate or make void..any assurance made bonâ fide, to re-assure any sum before assured. 1828 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law III. v. xlviii. 226 The insurer may have the entire sum he hath insured, reassured to him by some other insurer. 1842 W. W. Story Rep. Circuit Court U.S.: 1st Circuit 1 462 Expenses and costs wantonly and unnecessarily occurred by the party reassured in a plain case of loss. 1917 Ann. Rep. Comm. Insurance Colorado 81 Gross premiums on risk reassured. 2003 G. Faure & T. Hartlief Insurance 176 The word ‘reinsurance’ is slightly misleading since it assumes that there is a basic insurance obligation which is reassured. Derivatives reaˈssurement n. = reassurance n. I. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > consolatory speech or writing consolatory1654 reassurement1774 reassurance1863 1774 Fortune-teller (ed. 2) II. iv. 52 Having received a re-assurement that she should not only obtain a husband, but a very elegant establishment. 1891 E. Gerard & D. Gerard Sensitive Plant II. ii. xii. 124 This was meant as a reassurement, but his words startled Janet further. 1926 J. M. Barrie Let. 10 Sept. (1947) 207 Not a word about her health as to which I wanted some reassurement. 2005 Daily Mail 25 Feb. 18 The Education Secretary arrived having just..made her first big policy declaration—dressed up as a reassurement to Middle England that A-levels will be retained and that other exams may be made harder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1592
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