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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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Afterward, a team of investigators re-created the plane’s fuel system in a Boeing lab.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Trying to re-create the city just of that time was filtered through my memory.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
But selling skin-care products that very young kids are meant to use daily is distinct from, say, letting a curious child re-create a parent’s nighttime routine with a dollop of yogurt.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Situated on the basement floor of an historic bank building in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, it was designed to re-create the look, feel and taste of a 1960s-1980s trailer parks, with retro furniture, vintage trailers, diner booths and garage sale décor.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Afterward, a team of investigators re-created the plane’s fuel system in a Boeing lab.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Trying to re-create the city just of that time was filtered through my memory.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
But selling skin-care products that very young kids are meant to use daily is distinct from, say, letting a curious child re-create a parent’s nighttime routine with a dollop of yogurt.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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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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