In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REASSURE
reassure
(verb) give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; “I reassured him that we were safe”
reassure, assure
(verb) cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; “The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reassure (third-person singular simple present reassures, present participle reassuring, simple past and past participle reassured)
(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
(transitive) To reinsure.
Anagrams
• erasures
Source: Wiktionary
Re`as*sure", v. t.
1. To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror. They rose with fear, . . . Till dauntless Pallas reassured the rest. Dryden.
2. To reinsure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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