re-assume

1. 1.

   take on again, as after a time lapse

   “He re-assumed his old behavior”

   Broaderassume

Questions about re-assume

What does re-assume mean?

re-assume means "take on again, as after a time lapse".

How many syllables are in re-assume?

re-assume has 3 syllables: re--as-sume. The stress falls on "re-".

Is re-assume a common word?

re-assume is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.