re-create

[ree-kree-eyt]

verb (used with object)

re-created, re-creating 

1. to create anew.

   Synonyms: remake, reproduce

re-create

/ ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt /

verb

1. to create anew; reproduce

Other Word Forms

• re-creatable adjective
• re-creative adjective
• re-creator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-create¹

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + create

Example Sentences

At one Western airline, officials sought to re-create the accident in a simulator but couldn’t.

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That meant re-creating a dish, flavored with pineapple and chile peppers, that’s normally prepared with pork.

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He asked his colleagues in film production for props so his crews could re-create the fictional Amity Island coastline in the studio’s hilly back lot miles from downtown L.A.

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“Did you draw these because the Hixby’s book is lost, and you were trying to re-create some of the pictures?”

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Adding to the cinematic quality are the hyper-realistic portrayals of actors, gear and costumes, which are the result of scans on a light stage that can re-create items in 3D.

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Related Words

• exhilarate 
• refurbish 
• reinvigorate