Assure
Assure verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Horrify
Horrify verb - To strike with fear.
Usage example: the news that a convicted sex offender lived in her neighborhood horrified her
Common collocations
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Horrify and Assure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assure/horrify
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