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

There is much to reenact, to explain and unravel and contextualize, in a legal saga that began on Nov. 2, 2007, the morning Kercher’s body was discovered, and had yet to be fully resolved as late as this year. —Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025

And that is to reenact his descent on the Golden Escalator to announce his first presidential candidacy ten years earlier. —Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025

Prosecutors assembled the couple’s bed in the middle of the courtroom and attempted to reenact the death of Galva as described by Crespo in his statements to police. —Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025

Unfortunately for the two, both became online celebrities overnight, as social media users began to dig deeper into the story, making memes and reenacting the scene on TikTok. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 18 July 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