Also means
to reassure
Usage Note
Reconfortar conveys giving emotional warmth or relief to someone distressed — stronger than consolar (to console) and more affectionate in tone. The prefix re- here is intensive rather than meaning 'again'. A common collocation is una palabra que reconforta (a comforting word).
Examples
"Sus palabras me reconfortaron mucho."
Natural Translation
Her words comforted me greatly.
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