re-create

verb

re-cre·​ate ˌrē-krē-ˈāt 

variants or recreate

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

transitive verb

: to create again

especially : to form anew in the imagination

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 re-create in a Sentence

The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.

The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.

Recent Examples on the Web

So many TikToks of people trying to re-create it. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Slezkine, a history professor at UC Berkeley, pins the demise of Soviet Communism on the Bolsheviks’ failure to re-create themselves. —Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Thirty thousand trees have been planted to re-create a temperate rainforest on the Isle of Man. —Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Following the win, Schmitt, Bader and right fielder Drew Gilbert re-created the Hingle McCringleberry skit from Key & Peele. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

re- + create entry 1

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for re-create

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

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

-ˌāt-iv

adjective

re-create

2 of 2 verb

re-cre·​ate

ˌrē-krē-ˈāt

: to create again especially in the imagination

re-creation

-ˈā-shən

noun

re-creative

-ˈāt-iv

adjective