re-assume
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Definition
- 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
- take on again, as after a time lapse
- He re-assumed his old behavior