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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: 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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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The worry wasn’t that the real world was as violent as Grand Theft Auto and that children should be protected from the truth, but rather that Grand Theft Auto would be re-created in the real world.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Among the many beauty trends that have gone viral on the platform, the red-nail theory has become one of the most popular—and easiest—to re-create.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
On the plus side, the musical feature some creative staging workarounds to re-create scenes from the film by director Larry Raben.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal says TikTok engineers may need to re-create content recommendation algorithms using the tech from TikTok's owner ByteDance through a licensing deal.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The worry wasn’t that the real world was as violent as Grand Theft Auto and that children should be protected from the truth, but rather that Grand Theft Auto would be re-created in the real world.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Among the many beauty trends that have gone viral on the platform, the red-nail theory has become one of the most popular—and easiest—to re-create.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
On the plus side, the musical feature some creative staging workarounds to re-create scenes from the film by director Larry Raben.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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