assume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted or without proof.
reassume
-
a word derived from
assume.
Example Sentences
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If the Mag7 cohort fails to reassume market leadership then Matejka posits the U.S. index as a whole will be unable to drive world markets either.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
Much has changed since the scrimmage, including Claude Julien returning from injury to reassume Canada coaching duties from Colliton, but the rivalry is just as heated as it has been for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
When news of the case made headlines, in 2010, the archdiocese said the decision to let the priest reassume his duties had been made by Cardinal Ratzinger’s deputy in Munich.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
With Gerardo Parra departing for Japan, Taylor, 28, seems likely to reassume the role of the Nationals’ fourth outfielder following a disappointing 2019.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2020
Only when I came down to another sea in Seattle did I reassume the naval cap.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
