🪖 To join again 🔁 To sign up again

to reenlist

1 4.5

To sign up again as a member of a group after being away

verb
/ˌriːɪnˈlɪst/

: reinscribirse

Feeling a strong sense of duty, he made the decision to reenlist in the Air Force.

Examples

She had missed the camaraderie of her unit, so she chose to reenlist after her time away.
FNLA leader Holden Roberto arrived in Luanda in September 1991 from exile in France, registered the FNLA as a political party, and is attempting to reenlist most of his former supporters.

Academic text (1992)
After taking a break from the military, John decided to reenlist and serve his country again.

Synonyms

to rejoin

vsto reenlist

69 3.5

Come back together with someone or something after being apart

requires formally signing up as a member after absence rather than simple return

to re-enter

vsto reenlist

25 3.7

To enter a place or activity again after leaving it

is for formally signing up again as a member rather than simply returning

to reregister

vsto reenlist

1 3.9

To sign up again on an official list like for a car or membership

focuses on formally signing up as a member rather than renewing records

to resubscribe

vsto reenlist

1 3.4

To sign up again for a service or membership after you canceled it

is for formally signing up as a member of an organization after absence

Antonyms

to resign

Formal

469 3.7

Leave a job or office by giving notice

Surface Forms

reenlist infinitive

reenlisted past

reenlisted past participle

reenlisting present participle

reenlists third person singular

Morphology

reenlist = enlist (semi-transparent) = re + en + list

Adding 're-' to 'enlist' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'sign up again'.

Etymology

Reenlist combines the prefix re- 'again' with enlist 'to sign up for service'. So to reenlist is to sign up again as a member of a group or organization after a period away.