ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reassume

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹiːəˈsjuːm/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Reassume is a verb meaning To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again.

Meaning

To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again.

More Meanings

  1. To take on or adopt again.
  2. (now rare) To take back into one's possession.

Example Sentences

The next day he reassumed his disguise.
The British reassumed control of the region.
What some lament of, we rather should rejoyce at, should rather praise this pious forwardnes among men, to reassume the ill deputed care of their Religion into their own hands again.

Word Forms

Synonyms for reassume

Depending on context, synonyms include resume.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include restore, regain, resume, retrieve, reclaim, recover.

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