reassert

verb

re·​as·​sert (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt How to pronounce reassert (audio)
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reasserted; reasserting; reasserts

transitive verb

: to assert (something) again
She reasserted her authority.
Even better, they had won two of their first three games and were reasserting their status as the team to beat …Mike Finger

Examples of reassert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Absent such an attack, the security premium will be only temporary and weakness in the fundamentals will reassert themselves; Brent would sink below $75 again. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 The surge in the past two weeks has seen Chinese equities reassert their influence over broader emerging-market gauges, and dented the performance of fund managers who had been running underweight positions in the biggest developing-nation economy. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024 Why are so many people invested in Jack Schlossberg, perhaps best known for making goofy little lip-sync TikToks, reasserting his family’s legacy? Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Sep. 2024 Lipshutz’s book arrives as Linkin Park reasserts their dominance in the hard rock world and proves their talent and popularity once again. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reassert 

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Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reassert was in 1647

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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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