re·en·list
| \ (ˌ)rē-in-ˈlist
, -en- \
, -en- \
variants:
or re-enlist
reenlisted or re-enlisted; reenlisting or re-enlisting
Definition of reenlist
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
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More About reenlist
Statistics for reenlist
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Reenlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenlist. Accessed 25 Jun. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Return of Name that Color!
-
- Name that color:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share reenlist
Time Traveler for reenlist
The first known use of reenlist was in 1775
See more words from the same year