reenlist

verb

re·​en·​list (ˌ)rē-in-ˈlist 

-en-

variants or re-enlist

reenlisted or re-enlisted; reenlisting or re-enlisting

1

transitive : to enlist (someone) again

… watched as Bickers's platoon leader reenlisted him for another two years.

—Paula Broadwell and Vernon Loeb

2

intransitive : to enlist again

decided to reenlist in/with the Navy

… had recently emerged from the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps, in which he had re-enlisted two years after the end of the second war.

—Anthony Powell

Examples of reenlist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This would also explain why Cyrus refuses to acknowledge Adam’s higher rank or support his decision to reenlist en route to another promotion. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Troops must reenlist for two to six years of additional service, according to Tomko, who said 20 soldiers so far have taken the reenlistment offer. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Army unit in Georgia is offering soldiers a four-day pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI as an incentive to reenlist for at least another two years. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

Eligible soldiers must reenlist for a minimum of two years and up to six years. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for reenlist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist