1with objectAttract the attention or involvement of (someone) again.
European leaders must re-engage their voters
the opportunity to re-engage Australians in the political process
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What is envisaged is a bid to re-engage the public in a more grown-up conversation about the choices Britain faces in the next decade.
The senior vice president saw the program as a powerful way to reengage the older members of the sales staff.
We need a president to re-engage the nation in international law, respect for the UN, and a fair and humane domestic policy.
Sometimes putting a student in a different reading group can quell disruptions and reengage minds.
I believe that the current Human Tissue Bill provides a real opportunity to re-engage patients in the purpose of research.
I just needed space and to kind of re-engage my brain a bit.
To avoid descent into a clash of civilizations, the media must re-engage the world.
Little attention has been given to the development of new social forms that could re-engage citizens with their neighbors and revitalize democracy.
Somewhere in his quest to re-engage his listeners with the screwed-up world around them, he's begun to lose his ability to engage them in his music.
It might grab the attention of some young voters, but it is not a serious campaign that will re-engage young Americans in the political process.
2re-engage withno objectParticipate or become involved in again.
programmes for encouraging students to re-engage in the schooling process
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As we re-engage in the peace process and rebuild frayed ties with our allies, what should a democratic president ask of our allies in return?
To break the cycle of homelessness, the focus is on encouraging young people to reconcile with their families, to re-engage in community life, and to take up education, training, or employment.
We hope businesses will see the positive benefits of helping their staff to re-engage in the learning process.
They sought to put pressure on the international community to re-engage in negotiations.
The relief may be withdrawn if at any stage after your retirement you decide to re-engage in the horseracing profession.
I didn't want to re-engage in this debate.
Newer initiatives could help to promote workers to re-engage in the workforce.
The church was also able to re-engage in humanitarian efforts.
This fall we all need to reengage in politics.
We may be about to reengage in a debate that was abandoned in 1996 when welfare reform was passed.
2.1re-engage withRe-establish a meaningful contact or connection with.
advisers will help a person to re-engage with the labour market
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He returned again and again to New York City to re-engage with his dealers, clients, fellow artists, and writers.
A politics of culture will create a space for artistic, cultural, and educational producers to reengage with the world.
The curator appears to intend a chance to re-engage with genuine reality.
He said it was time for the party to re-engage with ordinary working people.
Politicians need to re-engage with the electorate if talk of new politics is to be for real.
There is a positive avenue to get these youngsters to believe in themselves, re-engage with school, family, and the wider community.
The project will help people in need to take an active role and develop local projects which improve their living and economic circumstances and help them re-engage with society.
The students feel very strongly about this teacher's resignation but students must now re-engage with their learning environment.
The minister should re-engage with the teacher unions on the issue.
Government officials warned that the country had to re-engage with world politics rather than withdraw further.
3with objectArrange to employ or hire (someone) again.
the employer can re-engage employees without any effect on unfair dismissal claims
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The employer can re-engage employees without any effect on unfair dismissal claims at all.
In 1963, his former congregation attempted to re-engage him as minister.
Surveys can provide organizations with vital information and insights that empower HR and front line managers to reengage critical talent.
As a general test, any case where the relevant organisation would refuse to re-engage the individual to work with children should be referred to the Service for consideration.
The fact that the club that rejected him are now in talks to re-engage him can only add to his wonderment.
I cannot say he will be head coach; if we are to re-engage him, he would be an assistant.
The coach wants the club's management to re-engage the defender and acquire a few more players.
The similarity in the cleaning work performed before and after the transfer is reflected in the offer to re-engage the employee in question.
The Old Vic did not re-engage him and he went into management.
He thought he was out but the studio pulled him back in, offering a sum of £1.25 million to re-engage the actor's services.