reassess

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/ˌɹiː.əˈsɛs/

verb

To assess again; to revise an earlier assessment; to reevaluate.

Similar
reevaluate
OriginEnglish assess ← Middle English assessen ← Old French assesser →
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Meanings

verbreassess (third-person singular simple present reassesses, present participle reassessing, simple past and past participle reassessed)

present singular third person reassesses · participle present reassessing · participle past reassessed · past reassessed · alternative re-assess

  1. transitiveTo assess again; to revise an earlier assessment; to reevaluate.

    Osteoporosis Australia is calling for the 'no hat, no play' policy in school playgrounds to be reassessed in the ACT and Tasmania, because children are not getting enough sunlight.

    2006 April 26, “'No hat, no play' rethink urged”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2024

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrevise or renew one's assessment

Similar
reevaluate
Broader
measureevaluatevaluate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*sedēō
  13. Latinsedeō
  14. Latinassideō
  15. Latinassessus
  16. Medieval Latinassessare
  17. Old Frenchassesser
  18. Middle Englishassessen
  19. Englishassess
  20. Englishreassess

From re- + assess.

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Translations

Bulgarian преоценя́вам
  • преоценя́вам (preocenjávam)evaluate again
Catalan reavaluar
  • reavaluarevaluate again
Czech přehodnotit
  • přehodnotitevaluate again
Danish genvurdere
  • genvurdereevaluate again
Dutch herevalueren
  • herevaluerenevaluate again
French réévaluer
  • réévaluerevaluate again
German neu zu bewerten
  • neu zu bewertenevaluate again
Greek επαναξιολογώ
  • επαναξιολογώ (epanaxiologó)evaluate again
Italian rivalutare
  • rivalutareevaluate again
Polish przewartościowywać, przewartościować
  • przewartościowywaćevaluate again
  • przewartościowaćevaluate again
  • rewidowaćevaluate again
  • zrewidowaćevaluate again
Romanian reevalua
  • reevaluaevaluate again
Swedish omvärdera
  • omvärderaevaluate again
Turkish yeniden değerlendirmek
  • yeniden değerlendirmekevaluate again
Welsh ail-werthuso
  • ail-werthusoevaluate again
Cite this entry
APA

reassess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassess

MLA

“reassess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reassess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassess.

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