reassert — re|as|sert [ˌri:əˈsə:t US ˈsə:rt] v [T] 1.) reassert your authority/power/control to do or say something to make your position stronger after a period when it seemed weak ▪ The Prime Minister aimed to reassert his authority. 2.) to state a fact… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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