recreate

[ rek-ree-eyt ]
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verb (used with object),rec·re·at·ed, rec·re·at·ing.
  1. to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.

verb (used without object),rec·re·at·ed, rec·re·at·ing.
  1. to take recreation.

Origin of recreate

1
1425–75; late Middle English recreaten<Latin recreātus (past participle of recreāre to create again, revive), equivalent to re-re- + creātus;see create

Other words from recreate

  • rec·re·a·tive, adjective
  • rec·re·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • rec·re·a·tive·ness, noun
  • rec·re·a·tor, noun

Words that may be confused with recreate

Other definitions for re-create (2 of 2)

re-create
[ ree-kree-eyt ]

verb (used with object),re-cre·at·ed, re-cre·at·ing.
  1. to create anew.

Origin of re-create

2
First recorded in 1580–90; re- + create

Other words for re-create

Other words from re-create

  • re-cre·at·a·ble, adjective
  • re-cre·a·tive, adjective
  • re-cre·a·tor, noun

Words that may be confused with re-create

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How to use recreate in a sentence

  • She does not isolate herself, for she sees the plan and value of the recreative side of school-days.

  • If a girl has work to do, everything should be so arranged as not to deprive the vacation of its recreative side.

  • Full of bright and engaging discourse, these charming and recreative essays are the best of good reading.

    A Book of Burlesque | Willam Davenport Adams
  • This recreative impulse of the poet's is not wilful, as Thompson calls it: it is moral.

    Winds Of Doctrine | George Santayana
  • The mysterious facts which lie at the root of the recreative process must be briefly noticed.

    Lux Mundi | Various

British Dictionary definitions for recreate (1 of 2)

recreate

/ (ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. rare to amuse (oneself or someone else)

Origin of recreate

1
C15: from Latin recreāre to invigorate, renew, from re- + creāre to create

Derived forms of recreate

  • recreative, adjective
  • recreatively, adverb
  • recreator, noun

British Dictionary definitions for re-create (2 of 2)

re-create

/ (ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt) /


verb
  1. to create anew; reproduce

Derived forms of re-create

  • re-creator, noun

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