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Preassume vs Reassume - What's the difference?

preassume | reassume |

As verbs the difference between preassume and reassume

is that preassume is to assume in advance; to presume while reassume is to resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc) again.

preassume

English

Verb

(preassum)
  • To assume in advance; to presume.

    • reassume

    English

    Verb

    (reassum)
  • To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again.
  • To take on or adopt again.
    • The next day he reassumed his disguise.
    The British reassumed control of the region.
  • To take back into one's possession.
  • * 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
    • What some lament of, we rather should rejoyce at, should rather praise this pious forwardnes among men, to reassume the ill deputed care of their Religion into their own hands again.

    Synonyms

    * resume

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