"reassert" meaning in English

See reassert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reasserts [present, singular, third-person], reasserting [participle, present], reasserted [participle, past], reasserted [past]
Etymology: re- + assert Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|assert}} re- + assert Head templates: {{en-verb}} reassert (third-person singular simple present reasserts, present participle reasserting, simple past and past participle reasserted)
  1. assert again Derived forms: reassertion Translations (to assert again): riconfermare (Italian), aahickyree (Manx), reafirma (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-reassert-en-verb-cUDibPH5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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