remake
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make again or anew.
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Movies. to film again, as a picture or screenplay.
noun
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Movies. a more recent version of an older film.
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anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt.
The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.
noun
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something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film
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the act of making again or anew
verb
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Present
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remakesimple
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remakessimple
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have remadeperfect
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has remadeperfect
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am remakingprogressive
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are remakingprogressive
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is remakingprogressive
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have been remakingperfect progressive
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has been remakingperfect progressive
Past
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remadesimple
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had remadeperfect
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was remakingprogressive
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were remakingprogressive
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had been remakingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remake
Example Sentences
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On Friday, the entire school got to enjoy an exclusive sing-along version of the film, which is a live-action remake of Disney's hit animated version from 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Moana” lost its way at the box office this weekend as the company’s latest live-action remake opened to a sluggish $43 million in the U.S. and Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
But the 10 years between the original and the remake, and the less-than-two-year interval since the sequel, may have been too short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Disney’s live-action remake of “Moana” flopped at the box office, grossing an estimated $95 million globally against a $250 million production cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“YEAH! Yes. So, I was thinking we could do a remake of Dracula. Like, the really old, classic version from 1931?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
In the past 15 years there have been more than 20 live-action remakes of Disney classics - with varying levels of success.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Every one of Disney’s remakes and spin-offs of its animated hits has been a naked cash grab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"A lot of the genre's success is coming from sequels, live-action remakes of animation pictures, and hybrid combinations."
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Ternus, a mechanical engineer, takes over as Apple seeks its next hit product and remakes itself for the AI age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
We find that, in one sitting, each time that she remakes her web, the Angular Epeira produces some twenty yards of gummy thread.
From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
So now, in a move of epic and time-wasting redundancy, Disney has remade the movie in lockstep with that ubiquitous original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Speaking later to a group in the historic White House Rose Garden -- which Trump has remade into a patio similar to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida -- he lamented the lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
It’s a very satisfying, powerful trope, and gets remade all the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Vance’s recent book tour, in which has attempted to escape his vitriolic reputation by claiming Christianity has remade him, won’t help, either.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
And when the mist passed on its way, and the remade swans lorded their magnificence over the humble green river, they turned to each other, fingers interlaced, and looked, and looked, and looked.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
But threaded through the movie is another story, well-suited to the director’s dry and self-effacing sense of humor, of Hollywood producers interested in remaking “Sherman’s March” as a fiction feature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
After stabilizing the hillside, the development team discussed remaking the bird with the help of the original artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In one fell swoop, Congress used its guarantee clause authority to establish multiracial democracy where human bondage had previously held sway, enfranchising huge numbers of formerly enslaved Black Americans and remaking Southern society.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
The company is also introducing new energy beverages, remaking existing drinks and revamping cafe merchandise and displays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The house is almost like a living creature that keeps expanding and contracting and remaking itself.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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