reenlist

verb

re·​en·​list (ˌ)rē-in-ˈlist 

-en-

variants or re-enlist

reenlisted or re-enlisted; reenlisting or re-enlisting

1

transitive : to enlist (someone) again

… watched as Bickers's platoon leader reenlisted him for another two years.

—Paula Broadwell and Vernon Loeb

2

intransitive : to enlist again

decided to reenlist in/with the Navy

… had recently emerged from the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps, in which he had re-enlisted two years after the end of the second war.

—Anthony Powell

Examples of reenlist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Troops must reenlist for two to six years of additional service, according to Tomko, who said 20 soldiers so far have taken the reenlistment offer. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Army unit in Georgia is offering soldiers a four-day pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI as an incentive to reenlist for at least another two years. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

Eligible soldiers must reenlist for a minimum of two years and up to six years. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Some are opting simply to not reenlist or to retire early. — Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for reenlist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist