reassert

Universal Words verb 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]