remake

[ree-meyk, ree-meyk]

verb (used with object)

remade, remaking 

1. to make again or anew.

2. Movies.,  to film again, as a picture or screenplay.

noun

1. Movies.,  a more recent version of an older film.

2. anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt.

   The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.

remake

noun

1. something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film

2. the act of making again or anew

verb

1. (tr) to make again or anew

Other Word Forms

• remaker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of remake¹

First recorded in 1625–35; re- + make ¹

Example Sentences

Entitled Two Sons, the work of art is a remake of Muir's Square Gogh piece, which brought him to national fame in 2018.

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The list of PG hits this year also included the live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon,” which improbably beat the latest “Mission: Impossible.”

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When Lincoln Riley first landed in Los Angeles, his audacious plan to remake a lacking USC roster on the fly revolved almost entirely around the transfer portal.

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Locals gripe that a flood of California tech bros and investors have remade it into a town of luxury towers and expensive cocktail bars.

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That’s when its Haunted Mansion was remade into its “Nightmare Before Christmas” form and became a ride that largely cheers the Dec. 25 holiday.

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