reassume

verb

re·​as·​sume (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsüm How to pronounce reassume (audio)
reassumed; reassuming; reassumes

transitive verb

: to assume (something) again : to take up or adopt (something) again
Cotton, the starting right guard for most of spring, has reassumed that role.Chandler Rome

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A number of polls show Trump's star rising after reassuming the presidency, with polling released Thursday by Gallup, showing that 47 percent of respondents support Trump's term so far. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Just two days after reassuming the presidency, Trump took aim at MSNBC in a Truth Social post. Liam Reilly, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief. Ian Pannell, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025 Afterward, the Assad regime reassumed control of most of the rest of Syria. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reassume 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reassume was in the 15th century

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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassume. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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