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Princeton's WordNet

  1. confirm, reassertverb

    strengthen or make more firm

    "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

Wiktionary

  1. reassertverb

    assert again

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Reassertverb

    To assert anew; to maintain after suspension or cessation.

    Etymology: re and assert.

    His steps I followed, his doctrine I reasserted. Francis Atterbury.

    Young Orestes grown
    To manly years should reassert the throne. Alexander Pope.

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  1. reassert

    To reassert is to state or affirm something again firmly or with renewed conviction, particularly when it's being challenged or in doubt. It often involves restating something to strengthen its truth or validity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reassertverb

    to assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Reassert

    rē-as-sert′, v.t. to assert again.—n. Reasser′tion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reassert in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reassert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of reassert in a Sentence

  1. Nancy Pelosi:

    The President's sham emergency declaration and unlawful transfers of funds have undermined our democracy, contravening the vote of the bipartisan Congress, the will of the American people and the letter of the Constitution, congress... must reassert its exclusive responsibilities reserved by the text of the Constitution and protect our system of checks and balances.

  2. Steve Kalmin:

    At some stage, the fundamentals, supported by the quality and strength of your business and asset base will reassert themselves, however, at this stage we need to plan for an environment in which commodity prices could remain flat or even go materially lower for a sustained period of time.

  3. Millan Mulraine:

    It suggests that the U.S. housing market recovery is back on track after the missteps earlier this year. We expect this upbeat tone in the housing recovery to continue as the favorable domestic fundamentals begin to reassert themselves.

  4. Jung Gwang-il:

    Young North Koreans think they owe nothing to Kim Jong Un, he must reassert his ideological control on the young if he doesn’t want to lose the foundation for the future of his family’s dynastic rule.

  5. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

    We need a forward-looking foreign policy that talks about how to reassert American authority and influence around the world.

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