reenact

R1E1E1N1A1C3T1
/ɹi.ɪˈnækt//ɹi.əˈnækt//ɹi.ɛnˈækt/

verb

To enact again.

Similar
enactact out
OriginEnglish enact ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
UncommonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbreenact (third-person singular simple present reenacts, present participle reenacting, simple past and past participle reenacted)

present singular third person reenacts · participle present reenacting · participle past reenacted · past reenacted · alternative re-enact · alternative reënact

  1. To enact again.
  2. To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbact out; represent or perform as if in a play

Similar
enactact out
Broader
actplayrepresent
Also see
act outenact

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishenact
  7. Englishreenact

From re- + enact.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch naspelen
  • naspelenTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
German nachstellen
  • nachstellenTo enact again
Indonesian meraga ulang, mereka ulang
  • meraga ulangTo enact again
  • mereka ulangTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
Irish athachtaigh, athléirigh
  • athachtaighTo enact again
  • athléirighTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
Russian реконструировать
  • реконструировать (rekonstruirovatʹ)To recreate an event, especially a historical battle
Spanish reenactuar, reenactuar
  • reenactuarTo enact again
  • reenactuarTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
Swedish återuppföra, återuppleva
  • återuppföraTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
  • återupplevaTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
  • rekonstrueraTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
  • iscensättaTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle
  • återskapaTo recreate an event, especially a historical battle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enactercrenatecentaretrecena
Cite this entry
APA

reenact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenact

MLA

“reenact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenact. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reenact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenact.

Source: reenact on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.