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

Arkansas' senators did support an amendment allowing service members to reenlist after refusing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. —Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2022

About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported. —Reuters, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023

About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday. —Reuters, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023

There was a 10% shortfall in the number of current Army National Guard soldiers who opted to reenlist. —Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2022

The annual recruiting goal fluctuates as currently serving soldiers decide whether to reenlist or leave. —Fox News, 13 Jan. 2022

The military asked veterans to reenlist. —Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021

They were also not permitted to reenlist. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2021

North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper reported on Saturday. —Reuters, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2