recreate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- recreative adjective
- recreatively adverb
- recreativeness noun
- recreator noun
Etymology
Origin of recreate
1425–75; late Middle English recreaten < Latin recreātus (past participle of recreāre to create again, revive), equivalent to re- re- + creātus; create
Example Sentences
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From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.
From Los Angeles Times
Ebert’s words remind me of a lyric from the album’s title track: “There’s nothing special about the place, nothing too hard to recreate.”
From Los Angeles Times
Inside a specially designed chamber, the researchers recreated the harsh environment found in vast clouds of cosmic dust located thousands of light-years from Earth.
From Science Daily
When researchers stimulated these neurons to recreate a normal day and night pattern, stress hormone rhythms returned to normal.
From Science Daily
As this was pre-social media and selfie sticks, Ellis had to take photos of himself with a film camera as he recreated Will's magazine poses.
From BBC
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