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

In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026

Because every time a cinema opens, democratic life reasserts itself. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

However ties have improved recently as the White House looks to reassert US regional supremacy and increase its access to rare earths. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026

Congress must reassert its constitutional authority to decide when our country goes to war. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing reassert

• reassert itself

Rhymes for reassert

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt