WordNet
re-assume
v. take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"
Usage examples of "re-assume".
When her mother had stepped down from her post as Sector Governor, turning it over to her husband in order to be free for a life of study and research, there had been a lot of talk that she should be forced to re-assume the position.
Raymond, being somewhat recovered, prepared to re-assume his command in the army.