verb

reenact

ree-ih-nakt

verb

To bring a law or rule into force again.

"Parliament voted to reenact the expired legislation."

To act out a past event again, especially a historical one, as a performance.

"Volunteers reenact the Civil War battle every summer."

"The documentary reenacted the crime using actors."

How to Use Reenact

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo do something again, or to perform a past event as if it were happening now.

Common pairings

reenact a battle reenact a scene reenact a law

reenacted past tense, reenacts singular

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Parliament voted to _____ the expired legislation.

From re- ("again") plus enact.

enact