Reinsure vs. Reassure
ADVERTISEMENT
Difference Between Reinsure and Reassure
Reinsureverb
(transitive) To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance).
Reassureverb
(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed.Reinsureverb
(transitive) To place insurance on the contract that insures something (allowing the insurer to offset risk in the same way the insuree did).
Reassureverb
(transitive) To reinsure.
Reinsureverb
provide additional insurance for
Reassureverb
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to;
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safeADVERTISEMENT
Reinsureverb
insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
Reassureverb
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain;
I reassured him that we were safeReinsureverb
insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
