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reassess

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

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  • /ˌɹiː.əˈsɛs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 AH0 S EH1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To assess again; to revise an earlier assessment; to reevaluate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

revise or renew one's assessment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reevaluate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh1yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess English reassess From re- + assess.