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

What the episode discusses, broadly, around AI, is what actors are going through right now, and if this could actually happen to an actor that tried to reenact a role. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025

The accompanying post reenacted his efforts to get the audience excited about the special performance. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025

Barker appeared in three episodes, reenacting his famous fistfight from the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore. —Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

This month, as Georgia reenacts General Lafayette’s historic tour, the celebrations will also spotlight James Armistead Lafayette’s legacy. —Will Minter, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 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