From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreassertre‧as‧sert /ˌriːəˈsɜːt $ -ˈsɜːrt/ verb [transitive] 1 → reassert your authority/power/control2 to state a fact or opinion again, often more strongly or more clearly He used the opportunity to reassert his position on energy policy.3 → reassert itself→ See Verb table
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reassert• The battered Premier was today desperately trying to reassert his authority after Mr Lamont's devastating attack.• Historians are divided into two viewpoints about the Tsars ability to reassert his power and avoid revolution.They are the optimists and pessimists.• It was clearly time for true Protestantism to reassert itself and win allegiances.• There may be some recovery when they go to school, but the dip will reassert itself during the teenage years.• But it also allows the traditional power biology has within psychology to reassert itself within them.• I wondered, naturally, how and when reality would reassert itself.• We need first to reassert our strong continuing interest in the area.• None the less, the moral imperatives that are intrinsic to the student role will always reassert themselves. 