reenact

en·act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [en-akt]
- /ɛnˈækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [en-akt]
- /ɛnˈækt/

Definitions of reenact word

verb with object reenact to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law. 1
verb with object reenact to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet. 1
transitive verb reenact act out again, recreate 1
transitive verb reenact If you reenact a scene or incident, you repeat the actions that occurred in the scene or incident. 0

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Origin of reenact

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425, enact is from the late Middle English word enacten. See en-1, act

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Parts of speech for Reenact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reenact

reenact popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for reenact

verb reenact

commentate — To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event.
do over — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
imaged — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
imaging — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.

All 13 Synonyms of reenact