recreate

American

[rek-ree-eyt] / ˈrɛk riˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

recreated, recreating

to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.

verb (used without object)

recreated, recreating

to take recreation.

recreate British

/ ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt /

verb

rare to amuse (oneself or someone else)

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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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Rather than being adaptations, they’re more like fan-service brand extensions that simply recreate the characters and action that fans have loved for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Years later, on a different kind of bad day — heartsick, this time — I tried to recreate it.

From Salon

It’s lively and funny, but it doesn’t reimagine the film or fully recreate its propulsive energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their experiments recreated typical lab conditions, such as a gloved hand touching filters, microscope slides, and other equipment used during analysis.

From Science Daily

The workers have carefully recreated this indigenous mortar, once widely used in the Mughal era, but now largely replaced by cement in modern construction.

From BBC

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