reassured
UK[ˌriːəˈʃʊəd]US[ˌriːəˈʃʊrd]
adj
having had one's doubts or fears removed; feeling confident and certain again.
verb (past tense and past participle of reassure)
to say or do something to remove someone's doubts or fears.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
assure
d
re
again
assure
make certain
d
past tense marker
Etymology
the word 'reassured' is built upon the foundation of 'assure', which entered english from old french asseurer, itself derived from the vulgar latin assecurāre, a compound of latin ad- and securus (safe). the prefix 're-', meaning "again", was added in english to create the verb 'reassure', signifying the act of making someone feel certain or safe once more. the addition of the '-d' suffix marks it as the past tense or past participle, describing the state resulting from that action. thus, the literal progression from "to make safe again" to the modern sense of "having had confidence restored" is clear and logical.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + assure (make certain) + d (past tense marker)
- re: from latin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back".
- assure: from latin ad- (to) + securus (secure, safe), meaning "to make safe or certain".
- d: a common english inflectional suffix indicating the past tense or past participle form of a regular verb.
Examples
she felt reassured after speaking with the doctor.
his calm demeanor reassured the nervous passengers.
i am reassured by the company's commitment to safety.