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recreate

[ rek-ree-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

recreated, recreating.
  1. to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.


verb (used without object)

recreated, recreating.
  1. to take recreation.

recreate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. rare.
    to amuse (oneself or someone else)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦰𲹳پ, adjective
  • ˈ𳦰ˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈ𳦰𲹳پly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ۱·t adjective
  • ۱·t·ly adverb
  • ۱·t·ness noun
  • ۱·tǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recreate1

1425–75; late Middle English recreaten < Latin 𳦰ٳܲ (past participle of 𳦰 to create again, revive), equivalent to re- re- + ٳܲ; create
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recreate1

C15: from Latin 𳦰 to invigorate, renew, from re- + to create
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Example Sentences

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Or the love of roided-out male bodies, which try to recreate the impossibly huge muscles of comic books on human bodies.

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According to the program notes that accompanied the film’s Whitney premiere, Burnett sought to “try to recreate a situation without reducing life to a simple plot.”

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“I don’t think it could be recreated,” she added.

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He said recreating the US in south Wales was "challenging" but he wanted to bring work to the area.

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But he said it was a "pragmatic decision" to retain the commission rather than abolishing it "only then to recreate something that would not look terribly dissimilar".

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