reengage

Return to action

Reengage means to engage again—to resume involvement, attention, or contact after a period of disengagement.

Workers reengage with tasks after lunch.

A country may reengage diplomatically after withdrawing from negotiations.

Machinery reengages when gears or mechanisms reconnect: The clutch failed to reengage.

The word implies picking up where something left off.

participation

rejoin

Return to a group

recommit · reactivate · reimmerse · get back into · come back · resubscribe · re-enlist · restart · reinvolve · reattend

motivation

recommit

Pledge oneself once more

rekindle · recharge · reinspire · renew · revitalize · reawaken · relight · reignite · respark · refresh

reconnection

reconnect

Establish contact again

reconcile · rebuild · restore · rejoin · reenter · reintegrate · reacquaint · revive · renew · relink

mechanical

clutch

Mechanism linking engine to gearbox

  • gearToothed wheel or belongings
  • lockMechanism requiring a key
  • mechanismMeans by which something operates

lever · activate · trigger · reset · restart · switch · reconnect · recouple · interlock · mesh

Opposites
connection/involvement

reengagedisengage

Break free from attachment

disconnect · withdraw · detach · pull away · opt out

mechanism/coupling

reengagedisengage

Break free from attachment

decouple · disconnect · release · unlatch · uncouple

continuity of action

reengageabandon

Leave behind permanently

quit · give up · forsake · discontinue · drop

Family

reengaging, reengagement, reengaged, reengages

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G