reenlist

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verb

To enlist again.

OriginEnglish enlist ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreenlist (third-person singular simple present reenlists, present participle reenlisting, simple past and past participle reenlisted)

present singular third person reenlists · participle present reenlisting · participle past reenlisted · past reenlisted

  1. To enlist again.

Origin

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

From re- + enlist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

listenerLeinsterrelistenenlister
Cite this entry
APA

reenlist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlist

MLA

“reenlist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reenlist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlist.

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