ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Re-enact

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Re-enact is a verb meaning Alternative spelling of reenact.

Meaning

Alternative spelling of reenact.

Example Sentences

A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did.
On Frank’s eleventh birthday, Dad bought his son a huge race-car set. The boy loved it. It was the best toy ever. Dad even painted one of the miniature Minis with a Union Jack so it looked just like Queenie. Together they would play with it late into the night, re-enacting Dad’s famous victories on the track.
When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include revival, reenact, re-enlist, re-enchant, reengage, reencounter.

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