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reasserting

reasserting is the present participle and gerund of reassert.

Meaning of reassert

Verb

reassert (third-person singular simple present reasserts, present participle reasserting, simple past and past participle reasserted)

  1. To assert again.
    • Gareth Bale gave his side hope with a goal shortly afterwards but the real damage was done and Chelsea reasserted their authority to finish easy winners with further goals from Ramires, Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda.2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC

Questions about reasserting

What is reasserting the present participle and gerund of?
Reasserting is the present participle and gerund of reassert.

Words near reasserting in the dictionary

  1. reassented
  2. reassenting
  3. reassents
  4. reassert
  5. reasserted
  6. reasserting
  7. reassertion
  8. reassertions
  9. reassertor
  10. reassertors
  11. reasserts

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