reassert
verb/ˌriːəˈsɜːt/
/ˌriːəˈsɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reassert | /ˌriːəˈsɜːt/ /ˌriːəˈsɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it reasserts | /ˌriːəˈsɜːts/ /ˌriːəˈsɜːrts/ |
| past simple reasserted | /ˌriːəˈsɜːtɪd/ /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle reasserted | /ˌriːəˈsɜːtɪd/ /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form reasserting | /ˌriːəˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- reassert something to make other people recognize again your right or authority to do something, after a period when this has been in doubt
- She found it necessary to reassert her position.
- reassert itself to start to have an effect again, after a period of not having any effect
- He thought about giving up his job, but then common sense reasserted itself.
- to state again, clearly and definitely, that something is true
- reassert that… He reasserted that all parties should be involved in the talks.
- reassert something Traditional values have been reasserted.
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