reengage

verb

re·​en·​gage (ˌ)rē-in-ˈgāj How to pronounce reengage (audio)
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variants or re-engage
reengaged or re-engaged; reengaging or re-engaging
1
transitive : to engage (someone or something) again
reengage the enemy
re-engage the clutch
2
intransitive : to engage in or with someone or something again
wants to reengage in the negotiations
re-engaging with the committee

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Smith went east on Blair Avenue, and the sergeant reengaged the pursuit with emergency lights and sirens. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025 If each project requires 100 minutes, focusing on a project one at a time is much more efficient than reengaging multiple times. Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 One of the finest and most salient of women’s basketball rivalries is reengaged Thursday night. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Syria now stands at a crossroads: one path offers a chance to rebuild and reengage with the world, and the other leads toward deeper isolation and suffering for the Syrian people. Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reengage 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reengage was in 1611

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“Reengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reengage. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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