Definitions

reassert

VERB

declare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge advocate affirm announce argue assert claim confirm disclose inform insist maintain proclaim reaffirm repeat reveal stress tell

STRONG

advance allege attest aver avow blaze certify cite confess contend convey demonstrate enunciate manifest notify pass profess promulgate pronounce propound publish render show sound state swear testify validate vouch

WEAK

allegate asseverate be positive bring forward give out put forward set forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny forget hide ignore oppose repudiate suppress veto withhold

STRONG

abandon confuse disavow disown fail mumble obscure refuse reject renounce retreat take

WEAK

disclaim retract

Example Sentences

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The ensuing machinations would bore you to tears, but after only a year political gravity has reasserted itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Berrettini refused to lose his grip on the contest, reasserting himself with another break before serving out his eighth straight win in the competition.

From BBC

Hamas sent its forces into the streets of Gaza immediately after the cease-fire took effect last month to attack rivals and reassert control over the enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal

While many Gazans have a dim view of the U.S.-designated terrorist group and don’t like seeing the group reassert itself, Palestinians have welcomed a reduction in crime and looting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Circumstances spiral, cruelty reasserts itself and The Creature learns — again — that humans will never see him as anything but monstrous, no matter how faithfully he tries to mirror their kindness.

From Salon

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