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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Combining with Unilever’s food division would remake McCormick into a global powerhouse, but the recent history of Big Food mergers hits a cautionary note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Maybe we need a 3D-animated remake of “Dr. Strangelove” to convince today’s distracted generations that nuclear bombs are not an aesthetic.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
As Hollywood gears up to honour the year's best films at the Oscars on Sunday, the Prime Video film received five unwanted accolades - worst picture, worst actor, worst director, worst screenplay and worst remake.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
But a landslide victory in snap elections this month gives the Japanese prime minister a powerful mandate for what she describes as a “responsible, proactive fiscal policy” to remake the economy.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
“Our powers grow. The rules of nature are turned upside down. Once the Earth Mother wakes, we shall remake the world as we choose!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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