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
Other Word Forms
- remaker noun
Etymology
Origin of remake
Example Sentences
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After decades of aspiring to remake the world along western liberal lines, the U.S. is coming to terms with limits on U.S. power, said John Lewis Gaddis, a professor of military history at Yale University.
Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments, represent one of the biggest remakes of federal dietary advice since the guidelines were first issued in 1980.
Intel has been trying to remake its foundry business by using spare manufacturing capacity to make chips for rivals as well.
From MarketWatch
It’s nothing new or extraordinary to remake a foreign TV show for a different country.
From Los Angeles Times
If the episode were remade now, it wouldn’t end with a street full of pedestrians mocking Elaine’s dancing.
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