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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

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On the other hand, the continent has an opportunity to reassert its competitiveness with the United States and China, which are taking the lead in strategic technologies such as AI. Dave McCann, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025 President Bush saw the situation as an opportunity to reassert American power abroad after the demoralizing experience of the Vietnam War. Time, 25 Nov. 2025 But China on Tuesday reasserted its claims over Arunachal Pradesh. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025 For some, traveling abroad is a way to reassert control and to find relationships that reaffirm a sense of masculine identity. Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reassert

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 3 Dec. 2025.

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