reenact

verb

re·​en·​act ˌrē-ə-ˈnakt 

reenacted; reenacting; reenacts

transitive verb

1

: to enact (something, such as a law) again

2

: to act or perform again

3

: to repeat the actions of (an earlier event or incident)

reenactment

ˌrē-ə-ˈnak(t)-mənt 

noun

Examples of reenact in a Sentence

The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.

Recent Examples on the Web

Healy auditioned directly into the Army's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, a unique unit that reenacts military music of the period wearing uniforms dating to around 1784, including powdered white wigs. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 June 2025

Soldiers from ceremonial units reenact the history of the Army, complete with Revolutionary War garb, music, theatrical vignettes and military pageantry, all meant to serve as a kind of salute to Army soldiers and their families. —Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 14 June 2025

After reenacting the initial district court trial — in which Colvin, Browder, McDonald and Smith testified—the opera skims over the Supreme Court decision upholding the ruling. —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025

One example is the disastrous decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger, reenacted for this video. —George Bradt, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reenact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• interact
• noncontact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract

Kids Definition

reenact

verb

re·​en·​act ˌrē-ə-ˈnakt 

1

: to enact again

2

: to perform again

reenactment

-ˈnak(t)-mənt 

noun