Reenact — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enact or perform again

enact again

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹiːɛnˈækt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹiːɛnˈakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹiːɛnˈakt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹiːɛnˈækt/.

Examples

They reenacted the battle of Princeton
Congress reenacted the law
She reenacted what had happened earlier that day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enact act out

Parts of Speech

verb	enact or perform again “They reenacted the battle of Princeton”
verb	enact again “Congress reenacted the law”
verb	act out; represent or perform as if in a play “She reenacted what had happened earlier that day”

Word Forms

reenactor	noun	a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
reenactment	noun	performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
enactment	noun	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachspielen

erneut aufführen oder aufführen

🇫🇷French

reconstituer

adopter ou exécuter à nouveau

🇪🇸Spanish

recrear

promulgar o actuar de nuevo

🇮🇹Italian

rievocare

emanare o eseguire nuovamente

🇳🇱Dutch

naspelen

opnieuw uitvoeren of uitvoeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

reconstituir

promulgar ou executar novamente

🇷🇺Russian

воспроизвести

принять или выполнить снова

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरधिनियमित

फिर से अधिनियमित करना या निष्पादित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরায় প্রয়োগ করা

আবার প্রণয়ন বা সঞ্চালন

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் நடிக்க

இயற்றவும் அல்லது மீண்டும் செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి నటించు

మళ్లీ అమలు చేయండి లేదా అమలు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुन्हा कार्य करा

कायदा करा किंवा पुन्हा करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરીથી કાર્ય કરવું

અધિનિયમ કરો અથવા ફરીથી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

ಮತ್ತೆ ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീണ്ടും അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക

വീണ്ടും നടപ്പിലാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നടപ്പിലാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ کام کرنا

دوبارہ نافذ کریں یا انجام دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重演

再次制定或执行

🇯🇵Japanese

再現する

制定する、または再度実行する

🇰🇷Korean

재연하다

다시 제정하거나 수행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diễn lại

ban hành hoặc thực hiện lại

🇹🇭Thai

จำลองสถานการณ์อีกครั้ง

ตราหรือดำเนินการอีกครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghidupkan kembali

memberlakukan atau melakukan lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

muling gumanap

magpatibay o gumanap muli

🇲🇾Malay

lakonan semula

menggubal atau melaksanakan semula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعادة تمثيل

سن أو أداء مرة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

دوباره عمل کردن

دوباره اجرا یا اجرا کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden canlandırmak

yeniden yürürlüğe koymak veya gerçekleştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשחזר

לחוקק או לבצע שוב

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