1 [VN] to make other people recognize again your right or authority to do sth, after a period when this has been in doubt:
She found it necessary to reassert her position.
2 [VN] ~ 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.
3 to state again, clearly and firmly, that sth is true:
[Vthat] He reasserted that all parties should be involved in the talks. * [VN] Traditional values have been reasserted.
reassertion noun [sing.,U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is reassert a noun, verb, or something else?
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