remake

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verb

re·​make (ˌ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade (ˌ)rē-ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking

transitive verb

: to make anew or in a different form
remaker noun

remake

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noun

re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that is remade
especially : a new version of a motion picture

Examples of remake in a Sentence

Verb They will be remaking the film with American actors. one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city Noun The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Based solely on the tech aspect, remaking a game affords developers the opportunity to fully execute a vision in ways previous generations only dreamed of. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024 Over the decades, ideas for what to do with the facility, and its decaying smokestacks, have ranged from upgrading it — a modernization that by one estimate would have cost $225 million — to remaking it into a public art project or even a venue for extreme sports. Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 Instead, it would be nested inside a satellite, capable of destroying swarms of commercial and military satellites circulating alongside it in low-earth orbit, including those like Starlink that are remaking global communications capabilities. David E. Sanger, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 The most eye-catching of their bill concepts is a plan to remake RTD’s board. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024 In short, don’t resign yourself to lukewarm soup or cold spaghetti for fear of being unreasonable—but do expect to wait a beat for the chef to remake it. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2024 City leaders want to remake the Sepulveda Basin with new walking trails and open space, but the plan has been criticized by some environmentalists. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024 When the West was facing a totalitarian enemy determined to remake humanity in its image, some pretty ugly means could, apparently, be justified. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 These social-justice biopics remake cultural history for a generation that never experienced the excitement of risk-taking artists but is happy to fold their legend into the easy clichés of modern activist cant. Armond White, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024
Noun
Vinterberg, whose 2020 Danish feature Another Round starring Mads Mikkelsen, won the best international feature Oscar —and is getting an English-language remake with Chris Rock attached to direct —is currently in post-production on the Danish series Families Like Ours. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024 Following the success of the original ‘80s films led by Ralph Macchio and the 2010 remake starring Jackie Chan, Sony Pictures is rebooting the franchise with a brand-new film. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 The Wicker Man, not the 1973 original, but the Neil LaBute remake starring Nick Cage. Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024 Dean DeBlois, who directed the original 2010 How to Train Your Dragon, will helm the live action remake, currently set to release on June 13, 2025. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024 One of the Cincinnati area's five Fortune 500 companies, Cintas has been awarded a 10-year, job creation tax credit from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority worth about $2 million to help finance the headquarters remake, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Development. The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024 The action remake has been mired in controversy in recent months. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024 She’s done this in flashes throughout her career, but her vision truly sharpened on The Lion King: The Gift, her compilation soundtrack for the 2019 photorealistic Lion King remake that doubled as a love letter to Afrobeats, which was then only just starting to cross over to the global stage. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024 Netflix’s live action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender has now arrived, and has gotten not-super-great critic reviews, but has found a little more appreciation from viewers. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1635, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of remake was circa 1635

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remake. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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remake

1 of 2 verb
re·​make (ˈ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade -ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form

remake

2 of 2 noun
re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that has been remade
especially : a new version of a motion picture

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