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reassume
(re|assume)
Pronunciation:
/riːəˈsjuːm/
verb
[
with object
]
take on or gain (something) again:
he reassumed the title of Governor General
Derivatives
reassumption
Pronunciation:
/-ˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/
noun
Nearby Words
reasonably
reasoned
reasoned amendment
reasoning
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reassert
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reassurance
reassure
reattach
reattain
reattempt
Réaumur scale
reave
reawaken
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