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

At one point, Trump did a physical impersonation of a female weight lifter and a trans weight lifter, and reenacted a scenario where the female loses a competition to a trans opponent. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025

Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025

Since taking office two months ago, President Trump has enacted, repealed, then reenacted a series of punishing tariffs on America’s two neighbors. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 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