Definition

1. Verb:
   • To take on or begin again something that one had previously stopped, paused, or given up. It implies a return to a previous state, role, duty, or pattern of behavior after an interruption.

Usage

• The verb "re-assume" is used to describe the action of resuming a responsibility, position, attitude, or characteristic. It is often followed by a direct object (e.g., a role, control, a position).
• It is a formal or literary term. In everyday speech, "resume," "take up again," or "return to" are more common.

Examples

• Verb:
  • After his recovery, he re-assumed his duties as CEO.
  • The peace talks broke down, and both sides re-assumed their hostile positions.
  • She re-assumed her maiden name after the divorce.

Advanced Usage

• "to re-assume control/power": To take back authority or command.
  • The general re-assumed control of the troops following the crisis.
• "to re-assume one's place/position": To return to a former location or rank.
  • The ambassador re-assumed his position at the negotiating table.

Variants and Related Words

• Resume (verb): To begin again after an interruption. (More common and less formal than "re-assume").
• Reassumption (noun): The act of re-assuming.
  • The reassumption of his old habits was disappointing.

Synonyms

• Resume
• Take up again
• Return to
• Recommence (more formal)

Antonyms

• Relinquish
• Abandon
• Suspend
• Resign

Verb

1. take on again, as after a time lapse
   • He re-assumed his old behavior