Reassume

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again.
  2. 2
    To take on or adopt again.

    "The next day he reassumed his disguise."

  3. 3
    To take back into one's possession. archaic

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
resumeresume

Example

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"The next day he reassumed his disguise."

Etymology

From re- + assume.

Related phrases

carry on

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