reenact

See also: reënact and re-enact

English

Alternative forms

re-enact, reënact

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English enact

English reenact

From re- + enact.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹi.ɪnækt/, /ɹi.ənækt/, /ɹi.ɛnækt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

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