rec·re·ate
ˈre-krē-ˌāt 
recreated; recreating; recreates
: to give new life or freshness to : refresh
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
… it became late enough to suggest tea. We had got through one brew, and the three great minds were recreating themselves with cake, when there came another knock at the door …—
G. Dosset
G. Dosset
: to take recreation
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
re-cre·ate
ˌrē-krē-ˈāt
variants
or recreate
re-created or recreated; re-creating or recreating; re-creates
: to create again
especially
: to form anew in the imagination
Examples of recreate in a Sentence
Verb (1)
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
Verb (2)
The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.
The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
This inferno re-creates conditions from the dawn of time, when the universe was too hot and dense to form regular atoms—or even their ingredients such as protons and neutrons.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025
That said, even the successful events, those re-created on a larger and larger scale each year, those surviving their Cacophony roots, those are a mixed bag.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Per the official synopsis, the show features candid accounts from everyday Floridians playfully re-created by a rotating cast of actors and comedians, this irreverent series sheds light on the viral, wacky and weird.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Weatherly is cautious not to characterize this as an attempt to re-create KROQ circa 2005 — even if a lot of the music and the on-air talent is the same.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
This inferno re-creates conditions from the dawn of time, when the universe was too hot and dense to form regular atoms—or even their ingredients such as protons and neutrons.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025
That said, even the successful events, those re-created on a larger and larger scale each year, those surviving their Cacophony roots, those are a mixed bag.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Per the official synopsis, the show features candid accounts from everyday Floridians playfully re-created by a rotating cast of actors and comedians, this irreverent series sheds light on the viral, wacky and weird.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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recreate
1 of 2 verb
rec·re·ate
ˈrek-rē-ˌāt
recreated; recreating
1
: to give new life or freshness to
2
: to take recreation
recreative
adjective
-ˌāt-iv
re-create
2 of 2 verb
re-cre·ate
ˌrē-krē-ˈāt
: to create again especially in the imagination
re-creation
noun
-ˈā-shən
re-creative
adjective
-ˈāt-iv
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