to reassert
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5.1
- verb
- /ˌriːəˈsɜːrt/
:
reafirmar
- The athlete worked hard to reassert his dominance in the sport after recovering from an injury.
- reassert control
- reassert their authority
- reassert the primacy
And after we discuss the data, he will reassert that very same fact.
- And after we discuss the data, he will reassert that very same fact.
- I tried to regain my voice, I tried to reassert my values.
- No, because he's just looking for any opening to essentially reassert himself.
- So yes, the market has once again reasserted itself.
- It's not just that you, you also see them, you know, as they pop up and reassert themselves.
- But one of the things he's doing is reasserting the role that states play, which is the proper constitutional answer to the question.
- And so like it, like you, your confinement to self kind of reasserts itself.
- And the death of rats is the only one that death doesn't reabsorb into himself when he reasserts his his control over things.
- You know, it's reasserting of their identity as Muslim women, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they're religious.
Examples
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Liberals, who rightly regard these attacks as misdirected, need to reassert the important tenets of liberalism.
Academic text (1999) -
Reagan responded to the burgeoning crisis mood on January 16, 1984, by reasserting his willingness to negotiate.
Academic text (1990) -
And some people want to reassert the state in the policy.
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And after we discuss the data, he will reassert that very same fact.
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No mail processing facilities will be closed and we will reassert that overtime has and will continue to be approved as needed.
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And the churches themselves seem to be jumping at the opportunity to reassert Christian values in public life.
Academic text (1991) -
I come here today to talk to you about reasserting Ireland's place in the world.
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The religious break with Rome in 1534 impelled England to reassert its power in Ireland.
Academic text (1995) -
Reassert your authority.
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There is a price to be paid for the apparent success in reasserting centralized control.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
111
2.7
To make a feeling or belief stronger
100
5.9
To say something again to make it clear
99
3.9
Make something stronger by adding support or extra parts
55
4.4
To say again clearly that something is still true or important
23
3.4
To say something again in a different, clearer way
9
3.5
To check again that an earlier plan or booking is still correct
3
4.4
To say again that something is important
1
6.7
To say something again in a clearer way
1
8.6
To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece
To make something firm and strong again after it is damaged
Make someone's confidence or determination strong again after it becomes weak
Antonyms
How Forceful
∞
2.8
- Formal
229
5.3
- Formal
950
3.7
22
5.1
229
3.9
∞
1.6
∞
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reassert is made of re- meaning 'again' and assert meaning 'to say something strongly', so to reassert is to say or show something again more strongly or with more confidence.