Re-Enact

Pronunciation: /riˈɛnækt/

Definitions of re-enact

verb to act out or perform again, especially in a historical context

Example Sentences

A1 Children love to re-enact their favorite scenes from movies.

A2 During the history lesson, the students re-enacted a famous battle.

B1 The theater group will re-enact a Shakespeare play next month.

B2 To better understand the crime, the detectives decided to re-enact the sequence of events.

C1 The museum hired actors to re-enact historical events for the visitors.

C2 The film crew spent weeks preparing to re-enact the epic battle scene with accuracy.

Examples of re-enact in a Sentence

formal The historical society decided to re-enact the Battle of Gettysburg for the upcoming anniversary.

informal Let's re-enact that scene from our favorite movie at the talent show.

slang We should totally re-enact that prank on our friend for his birthday.

figurative Sometimes it feels like life is just a stage where we re-enact the same old scenes over and over again.

Grammatical Forms of re-enact

• past tense: re-enacted
• plural: re-enact
• comparative: more re-enacted
• superlative: most re-enacted
• present tense: re-enacts
• future tense: will re-enact
• perfect tense: have re-enacted
• continuous tense: is re-enacting
• singular: re-enact
• positive degree: re-enact
• infinitive: to re-enact
• gerund: re-enacting
• participle: re-enacting

Origin and Evolution of re-enact

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 're-enact' originated from the combination of the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the verb 'enact' meaning 'to make into law or practice'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of legal or legislative actions, 're-enact' has evolved to also refer to the act of recreating or performing a historical event or scene for educational or entertainment purposes.