"re-enact" meaning in English

See re-enact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: re-enacts [present, singular, third-person], re-enacting [participle, present], re-enacted [participle, past], re-enacted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-enact (third-person singular simple present re-enacts, present participle re-enacting, simple past and past participle re-enacted)
  1. Alternative spelling of reenact Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: reenact
    Sense id: en-re-enact-en-verb-qpt5k3oJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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