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reassert

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.əˈsɜːt/
  • General-American: /ˌɹi.əˈsɝt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AH0 S ER1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To assert again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

strengthen or make more firm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The witnesses confirmed the victim's account

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confirm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: affirm

Narrower terms: uphold, maintain, justify, warrant, verify, validate, corroborate, reconfirm

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assert English reassert From re- + assert.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: riconfermare — to assert again
  • Manx: aahickyree — to assert again
  • Romanian: reafirma — to assert again
  • Spanish: reafirmar — to assert again
  • Spanish: reaseverar — to assert again