reassure
v.v. to say or do something to stop someone from worrying. It helps them feel more confident and safe about a situation.
v. to restore confidence or relieve anxiety by providing verbal or physical comfort. Transitive; requires an object, typically a person or a group.
The doctor spoke calmly to reassure the nervous patient.
The manager held a meeting to reassure the staff that their jobs were safe after the merger.
Despite the volatile market conditions, the CEO's steady tone served to reassure investors that the company's long-term strategy remained sound.
From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.
The verb is transitive and often takes a direct object followed by a 'that' clause or the preposition 'about'.
I reassured to him that it was okayI reassured him that it was okayReassure is a transitive verb and takes the person as a direct object without the preposition 'to'.