| Verb | 1. | re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"take on, acquire, assume, adopt, take - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" | |