remake

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verb

re·​make (ˌ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade (ˌ)rē-ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking

transitive verb

: to make anew or in a different form
remaker noun

remake

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noun

re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that is remade
especially : a new version of a motion picture

Examples of remake in a Sentence

Verb They will be remaking the film with American actors. one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city Noun The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
As orderly as everything looked, the tractor convoy was an example of the enormous lengths to which East Coast ports, railways, truckers and shipping lines have gone to remake supply chains after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month. Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 Since 2020, when the e-commerce tycoon launched the $10 billion Earth Fund, Bezos has tried to remake himself as a major climate philanthropist even as Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions skyrocketed. Justine Calma, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024 The Captain, a North Vietnamese undercover agent who has embedded himself in the intelligence office of a South Vietnamese military leader known as the General (Toan Le), looks forward to helping remake his homeland after the Communists’ victory. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The forces that are remaking the Mountain West—the consolidation of land and wealth in the hands of a few, the circulation of global capital, the substitution of corporate power for civic authority—are uniquely visible in Big Sky, where private interests affect the very structure of the community. Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 Peoples Church near the University of Cincinnati is planning a $60 million overhaul that would remake the nearly 3-acre Corryville church campus and dramatically change the neighborhood's landscape. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 The hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Netanyahu has said that the goals of the current war against Hamas are to bring back the hostages, destroy Hamas and remake Gaza so that no militant group can ever carry out the type of attack that Israel suffered last year, in which about 1,200 people were killed. Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 McConnell and Trump had worked together during Trump's time in the White House, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
Richie stars in the remake of the 1991 classic, which starred Christina Applegate as a teen who fakes her way into a job at a fashion company when her mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off on vacation, leaving her kids behind with an elderly babysitter who then dies. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen’s Timon and Pumbaa (whose scene-stealing antics were a highlight of the remake) help to narrate the prequel — although they weren’t featured in Thursday’s clip. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024 Blumhouse also revealed the creepy, intense trailer for Speak No Evil, a remake of a Danish film that stars James McAvoy. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 Simone Joy Jones, Nicole Richie, and June Squibb star in the remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024 Snake Eater Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S Release Date: 2024 Return to the beginning of the Metal Gear saga in this Unreal Engine 5 remake. PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024 What may well be the most amusing remake of an existing space was fashioned by Colin Winterbottom, a large-format photographer who is known for epic views of local sites both well- and little-known. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 At the same time, MBS has pushed through the most radical remake of the country since the Saud dynasty founded its absolute monarchy in the 1930s—including outward liberalization in what had long been one of the world’s most religiously conservative countries. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 The film is a remake of the Patrick Swayze classic. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1635, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remake was circa 1635

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remake. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

remake

1 of 2 verb
re·​make (ˈ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade -ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form

remake

2 of 2 noun
re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that has been remade
especially : a new version of a motion picture

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