re|as|sert /riː əsɜː r t/ (reasserts , reasserting , reasserted )
1 VERB If you reassert your control or authority, you make it clear that you are still in a position of power, or you strengthen the power that you had. □ [V n] …the government's continuing effort to reassert its control in the region.
2 VERB If something such as an idea or habit reasserts itself , it becomes noticeable again. □ [V pron-refl] His sense of humour was beginning to reassert itself.
re|as|sess /riː əse s/ (reassesses , reassessing , reassessed ) VERB If you reassess something, you think about it and decide whether you need to change your opinion about it. □ [V n] I will reassess the situation when I get home.
re|as|sess|ment /riː əse smənt/ (reassessments ) N‑VAR If you make a reassessment of something, you think about it and decide whether you need to change your opinion about it. □ [+ of ] …the moment when we make a reassessment of ourselves.
re|assur|ance /riː əʃʊə rəns/ (reassurances )
1 N‑UNCOUNT If someone needs reassurance , they are very worried and need someone to help them stop worrying by saying kind or helpful things. □ She needed reassurance that she belonged somewhere.
2 N‑COUNT Reassurances are things that you say to help people stop worrying about something. □ …reassurances that pesticides are not harmful.
re|assure /riː əʃʊə r / (reassures , reassuring , reassured ) VERB If you reassure someone, you say or do things to make them stop worrying about something. □ [V n] I tried to reassure her, 'Don't worry about it. We won't let it happen again.' □ [V n that] She just reassured me that everything was fine. [Also V n + about ]
re|assured /riː əʃʊə r d/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you feel reassured , you feel less worried about something, usually because you have received help or advice. □ I feel much more reassured when I've been for a health check.
re|assur|ing /riː əʃʊə r I ŋ/ ADJ If you find someone's words or actions reassuring , they make you feel less worried about something. □ It was reassuring to hear John's familiar voice. ● re|assur|ing|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □ 'It's okay now,' he said reassuringly.
re|awak|en /riː əwe I kən/ (reawakens , reawakening , reawakened ) VERB If something reawakens an issue, or an interest or feeling that you used to have, it makes you think about it or feel it again. □ [V n] The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion. ● re|awak|en|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …a reawakening of interest in stained glass.
re|badge /riː bæ dʒ/ (rebadges , rebadging , rebadged ) VERB If a product is rebadged , it is given a new name, brand, or logo. [BRIT ] □ [be V -ed + as ] The car was rebadged as a Vauxhall and sold in Britain. [Also V -ed]
re|bate /riː be I t/ (rebates ) N‑COUNT [oft n N , adj N ] A rebate is an amount of money which is paid to you when you have paid more tax, rent, or rates than you needed to. □ …a tax rebate. [Also + on ]
re|bel ◆◆◇ (rebels , rebelling , rebelled ) The noun is pronounced /re bəl/. The verb is pronounced /r I be l/. 1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Rebels are people who are fighting against their own country's army in order to change the political system there. □ …fighting between rebels and government forces. □ …rebel forces in Liberia.
2 N‑COUNT Politicians who oppose some of their own party's policies can be referred to as rebels . □ The rebels want another 1% cut in interest rates.
3 VERB If politicians rebel against one of their own party's policies, they show that they oppose it. □ [V + against ] There are signs that MPs are rebelling against a new regime of austerity at the Commons. □ [V + over ] …MPs planning to rebel over the proposed welfare cuts.
4 N‑COUNT You can say that someone is a rebel if you think that they behave differently from other people and have rejected the values of society or of their parents. □ She had been a rebel at school.
5 VERB When someone rebels , they start to behave differently from other people and reject the values of society or of their parents. □ [V ] The child who rebels is unlikely to be overlooked. □ [V + against ] I was very young and rebelling against everything. SYNONYMS rebel NOUN 1
revolutionary: The revolutionaries laid down their arms and their leaders went into voluntary exile.
insurgent: By early yesterday, the insurgents had taken control of the country's main military air base. VERB 5
revolt: In 1375 the townspeople revolted.
rise: The National Convention has promised armed support to any people who wish to rise against armed oppression.
dissent: Just one of the 10 members dissented.
disobey: They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
re|bel|lion /r I be liən/ (rebellions )
1 N‑VAR A rebellion is a violent organized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country's political system. □ The British soon put down the rebellion.
2 N‑VAR A situation in which politicians show their opposition to their own party's policies can be referred to as a rebellion . □ The Prime Minister faced his first Commons rebellion since the election.
re|bel|lious /r I be liəs/