reenact

See also: reënact and re-enact

English

Alternative forms

• re-enact, reënact

Etymology

From re- +‎ enact.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹi.ɪnækt/, /ɹi.ənækt/, /ɹi.ɛnækt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• reenactable
• reenactment
• reenactor

Translations

To enact again

German: nachstellen (de) Indonesian: meraga ulang Irish: athachtaigh Manx: aa-aght, aachloie Spanish: reenactuar

To recreate an event, especially a historical battle

Dutch: naspelen (nl) Indonesian: mereka ulang Irish: athléirigh Russian: реконструировать (ru) (rekonstruirovatʹ) Spanish: reenactuar Swedish: återuppföra, återuppleva (sv), rekonstruera (sv), iscensätta (sv), återskapa (sv)

Anagrams

• centare, crenate, enacter, trecena