re-enact
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enact for a second or subsequent time.
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to repeat, particularly as a performance, something which happened previously.
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has re-enactedperfect 3rd person singular
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have re-enactedperfect
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is re-enactingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been re-enactingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am re-enactingprogressive 1st person singular
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re-enactssingular 3rd person
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re-enactingparticiple
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have been re-enactingperfect progressive
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are re-enactingprogressive
Past
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had re-enactedperfect
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was re-enactingprogressive singular
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had been re-enactingperfect progressive
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were re-enactingprogressive plural
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re-enactedparticiple
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re-enactedsimple
Future
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The political centerpiece of 1968 was, at least if you’re French, the événements of May, in which bourgeois students took to the streets of Paris to re-enact the revolutionary theater of 1789.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Thankfully, Barry didn't feel the need to re-enact his performance, staying safely ensconced in his seat.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024
I found trying to get actors to recreate these scenarios and re-enact anything from scenarios I read about in my research and from witness testimony, is definitely the wrong way to go about it.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2024
As Colbie got older, she and her sister would re-enact “Mystery Box” cooking challenges, imitating what they saw on “MasterChef Junior.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
“If you don’t care about what you say or do, then why didn’t you re-enact that crime out at the Dalton home today?”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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