reengage

verb

re·​en·​gage (ˌ)rē-in-ˈgāj 

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variants or re-engage

reengaged or re-engaged; reengaging or re-engaging

1

transitive : to engage (someone or something) again

reengage the enemy

re-engage the clutch

2

intransitive : to engage in or with someone or something again

wants to reengage in the negotiations

re-engaging with the committee

Examples of reengage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But direct involvement may be elusive, as both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are reluctant to reengage militarily in Yemen after years of costly involvement that failed to defeat the Houthis. —Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025

The move could also signal a need for foreign currency, a shift in its pandemic policies, or a broader attempt to reengage with the international community on its own terms. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

The urgency reflects a deadline: Trump gave his team 100 days to find a deal after reengaging with Putin in February. —Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025

Bombarding inactive buyers with weekly emails about the latest savings won’t necessarily reengage them. —John Hall, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reengage

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• age
• gauge
• phage
• plage
• rage
• stage
• wage
• alienage