reengage

verb

re·​en·​gage (ˌ)rē-in-ˈgāj 

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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

Examples of reengage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The groups that are mobilizing now, especially those reaching voters of color and younger voters, say that this is just the start of their efforts to reengage segments of the electorate. —Christian Paz, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024

In the ugliest scenario—but one that historians would immediately recognize—the United States would ultimately decide that the collapse of global order did require it to reengage, but from a significantly worse position, once matters within Eurasia had spun out of control. —Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024

Biden’s reelection bid hinges on getting voters like El reengaged in the national political process: unenthusiastic Democrats, world-weary African Americans and detached Millennials. —Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024

By contrast, with a semiautomatic firearm, the shooter must release and reengage the trigger to fire multiple shots. —Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1