recreate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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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; see create
Explanation
To recreate means to give new life to something, to redo, or remake it. Say you become a billionaire and you grow tired of your mansion, try recreating your childhood home on your estate, so you can retire modestly. To recreate literally means to create over. If the mural you painted on the outside of your home was damaged in a flood, you might want to recreate it with waterproof paint. Recreate can also mean reimagine. If you become the principal of your old high school, you could throw out the old subjects and recreate high school education as everlasting game day. Recreate can also mean to play — it gives us the word recreation.
Example Sentences
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The experiment did not recreate these actual cosmic events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Anthropic has essentially put to the test the adage of whether monkeys and typewriters could, provided enough time, recreate Hamlet,” the lawsuit states.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
These simulations attempt to recreate how galaxies formed, how gas moved through them, and how radiation eventually transformed the hydrogen filling intergalactic space.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Before the advent of AI, to recreate a voice, someone would have to record almost 400 sentences before they knew they were going to lose their voice, according to Leibowitz.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
“The details aren’t cleai; really,” Jonas explained, trying to recreate the odd dream in his mind.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Teams led by Google and QuEra Computing recreated related string breaking models using superconducting circuits and neutral atoms, respectively.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gene Wilder's voice was recreated using AI in the new show, which Goffe said was "magical"
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Clad in the same diamante-encrusted football shirt, Carney recreated the Jive that first marked her out as a contender of her series, alongside dance partner Carlos Gu.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
To investigate, a team led by Dr. Tslil Braun from Arama's lab recreated the classic experiment that originally revealed compensatory proliferation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
When the radio was on, music has stimulated memory of times and places, complete with characters and stage sets, memories so exact that every word of dialogue is recreated.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
And while David Lean might have the edge in recreating African battles, Mr. Baudry creates two extended sequences that are emotionally exhilarating, and pivotal in the restoration of French pride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Dr. Abshar Hasan, a postdoctoral fellow and the study's lead author, explained why recreating enamel's internal structure is so important.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The video featured one of the team’s players, Erik Ostberg, recreating a dance performed by Rodriguez and pro partner Witney Carson earlier in the “DWTS” season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
But this isn't a typical A&E unit in the NHS, it's a Hollywood set with actors recreating the drama of an emergency department for TV series The Pitt.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Finally, she tried her own drawings freehand, looking closely at the fragrant blooms, recreating their soft petals with washes of watercolor.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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