recreate

verb (1)

rec·re·ate | \ ˈre-krē-ˌāt

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recreated; recreating; recreates

Definition of recreate

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: 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

intransitive verb

: to take recreation an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

re-create

verb (2)

re-cre·ate | \ ˌrē-krē-ˈāt

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variants: or recreate

re-created or recreated; re-creating or recreating; re-creates

Definition of re-create (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to create again especially : to form anew in the imagination

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Verb (1)

recreative \ ˈre-krē-ˌā-tiv

\ adjective

Verb (2)

re-creatable \ ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tə-bəl

\ adjective

re-creation \ ˌrē-krē-ˈā-shən

\ noun

re-creative \ ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tiv

\ adjective

re-creator \ ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tər

\ noun

Examples of recreate in a Sentence

Verb (2)

The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895. The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.

History and Etymology for recreate

Verb (1)

Middle English recreaten, borrowed from Latin recreāre "to make new, restore, revive" — more at recreation

Verb (2)

re- + create entry 1

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The first known use of recreate was in the 15th century

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re-create

verb

English Language Learners Definition of re-create

: to make (something from the past) exist or seem to exist again : to create (something) again

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