reassess

/ɹiəˈses/ree-uh-SES

/ɹiəˈsɛs/ree-uh-SES

Meaningto sit by again; to value again

Common meaning: to think again about the value or nature of something

reagain; back
asto, towards
sessto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan

‘again’ + ‘to, towards’ + ‘to sit’ → reassess

Journey through time

Latinsedeō, sēdī, sessum‘to sit’
Englishreassess‘to think again about the value or nature of something’ · today

re- also in: react rebel relax repel reply

as- also in: assert assist assort assume assault

sess also in: assiduous nonresident reassessment

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin sedeō ‘to sit; to stay’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sedeō, p. 1658 · dictionary scan

Roots

sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”

Related words

assiduous nonresident reassessment

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