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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Instead, Rayner stood for the deputy leadership and won election to that post comfortably - going on to be a central figure in Sir Keir's bid to remake the party.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Indeed, so much has changed that the same chief justice who decried “Alabama’s attempt to remake our §2 jurisprudence anew” in Allen v.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
As a supervisor, Horvath helped lead a historic push to remake county government.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The album’s sole remake, a clever punk rendition of Chris Montez’s 1962 hit “Let’s Dance,” should have been a single.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“I’ll try and keep that in mind as they . . . remake you,” says Gale.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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