reassert

verb

re·​as·​sert (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt 

-a-

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

With a series of powerful blows to Iran and its proxies, Israel has reasserted its military dominance in the Middle East and reshaped the region less than two years after it was caught off guard in a surprise attack. —Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025

His work reasserts the expressive potency of mountain imagery in traditional East Asian art while demonstrating the influence of international movements of the 1970s and 1980s. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

An attorney for Khalil, Alina Das, reasserted Khalil's belief that he is being punished for speech that should be protected by the First Amendment. —Armando Garcia, ABC News, 20 June 2025

This decision drastically reasserted the principle of states’ rights, allowing Southern states to govern themselves without federal oversight. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing reassert

• reassert itself

Rhymes for reassert

• controvert
• disconcert
• extrovert
• introvert
• undershirt
• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert