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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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Adding neural networks and other AI technology such as digital twins (digital models of real objects, places or people that can be used to simulate responses to a variety of conditions) allowed Kovatchev to re-create CGM readouts from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, launched in 1993.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The museum explores the American experience by re-creating the apartments of real immigrant, migrant and African American families in New York City from the 1860s through the 1980s.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The Browns and Flacco couldn’t re-create their 2023 magic, so the team was forced to move on.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Human colon cells line the inner surface, while fibroblasts embedded in the outer layer re-create the mucosal environment that supports colon function.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Adding neural networks and other AI technology such as digital twins (digital models of real objects, places or people that can be used to simulate responses to a variety of conditions) allowed Kovatchev to re-create CGM readouts from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, launched in 1993.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The museum explores the American experience by re-creating the apartments of real immigrant, migrant and African American families in New York City from the 1860s through the 1980s.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The Browns and Flacco couldn’t re-create their 2023 magic, so the team was forced to move on.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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