recreate
to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
Origin of recreate
1Other 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
- re-create, recreate
Other definitions for re-create (2 of 2)
Origin of re-create
2Other 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
- re-create , recreate
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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.
A Girl's Student Days and After | Jeannette MarksIf a girl has work to do, everything should be so arranged as not to deprive the vacation of its recreative side.
A Girl's Student Days and After | Jeannette MarksFull of bright and engaging discourse, these charming and recreative essays are the best of good reading.
A Book of Burlesque | Willam Davenport AdamsThis recreative impulse of the poet's is not wilful, as Thompson calls it: it is moral.
Winds Of Doctrine | George SantayanaThe 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)
/ (ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt) /
rare to amuse (oneself or someone else)
Origin of recreate
1Derived forms of recreate
- recreative, adjective
- recreatively, adverb
- recreator, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-create (2 of 2)
/ (ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt) /
to create anew; reproduce
Derived forms of re-create
- re-creator, noun
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