recreate

recreate

verb

Definition of RECREATE

1

to bring back to a former condition or vigor <supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened>

Synonyms freshen, recharge, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify

Related Words make over, overhaul, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refurbish, rehab, rehabilitate, remake, remodel, renovate; refill, replenish, resupply; modernize, update

2

to engage in activity for amusement <an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century>

Synonyms dally, disport, frolic, recreate, rollick, skylark, sport, toy

Related Words cavort, frisk, gambol, romp; dabble, trifle; amuse, divert, entertain; delight, please; dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around); bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off); jest, joke, tease

Near Antonyms drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work