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 …—
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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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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Holm died in 2020, but Alvarez reached out to the actor’s estate to secure its blessing to re-create his likeness circa four decades earlier.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
To re-create her full look, the iconic Rhode Peptide Lip Treatment in shade PB&J or Espresso also fit the bill.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Erik Gustafsson hasn’t been able to re-create whatever witchcraft was needed for his weirdly spectacular 2022-23 season.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That sort of effect from what meteorologists call outflow could be a confounding factor as the situation unfolds because existing forecast models don’t re-create it realistically, Gerard says.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Holm died in 2020, but Alvarez reached out to the actor’s estate to secure its blessing to re-create his likeness circa four decades earlier.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
To re-create her full look, the iconic Rhode Peptide Lip Treatment in shade PB&J or Espresso also fit the bill.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Erik Gustafsson hasn’t been able to re-create whatever witchcraft was needed for his weirdly spectacular 2022-23 season.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 6 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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