recreate
1 of 2verb (1)
rec·re·ate ˈre-krē-ˌāt 
recreated; recreating; recreates
transitive verb
: 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 …
G. Dosset
G. Dossetintransitive verb
: to take recreation
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
recreative
ˈre-krē-ˌā-tiv
adjective re-create
2 of 2verb (2)
re-cre·ate ˌrē-krē-ˈāt
variants or recreate
re-created or recreated; re-creating or recreating; re-creates
transitive verb
: to create again
especially : to form anew in the imagination
re-creatable
ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tə-bəl
adjective re-creation
ˌrē-krē-ˈā-shən
noun re-creative
ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tiv
adjective re-creator
ˌrē-krē-ˈā-tər
noun 
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- freshen
- recharge
- refresh
- refreshen
- regenerate
- rejuvenate
- renew
- repair
- restore
- resuscitate
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
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Example Sentences
Verb (2) The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895. The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English recreaten, borrowed from Latin recreāre "to make new, restore, revive" — more at recreation
Verb (2)
re- + create entry 1
First Known Use
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Verb (2)
1587, in the meaning defined above
recreates 1 of 2
verb (1)
1
as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- restores
- revives
- refreshes
- renovates
- replenishes
- renews
- regenerates
- freshens
- revitalizes
- redevelops
- rejuvenates
- resuscitates
- revivifies
- reconstitutes
- recharges
- refurbishes
- repairs
- reclaims
- rehabilitates
- reconditions
- redesigns
- remodels
- overhauls
- refreshens
- modernizes
- redoes
- reengineers
- refills
- rehabs
- remakes
- updates
- resupplies
- makes over
2
as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century Synonyms & Similar Words
- plays
- entertains
- relaxes
- frolics
- rollicks
- amuses
- toys
- sports
- disports
- rests
- cavorts
- delights
- hangs
- jokes
- dabbles
- dallies
- diverts
- gambols
- teases
- skylarks
- romps
- pleases
- dabbles
- frisks
- idles
- screws around
- trifles
- loafs
- dawdles
- goldbricks
- hangs about
- jests
- messes around
- putters (around)
- bums (around)
- fiddles (around)
- lounges (around or about)
- slacks (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- works
- strives
- struggles
- toils
- slaves
- labors
- plods
- plugs (away)
- sweats
- strains
- drudges
re-creates
2 of 2verb (2)
variants or recreates
as in reconstructs
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles. Synonyms & Similar Words
- reconstructs
- revisits
- repeats
- reviews
- reinvents
- reimagines
- gathers
- re-enacts
- redefines
- solves
- reexamines
- reconceives
- reconceptualizes
- rethinks
- works
- reconsiders
- reassesses
- judges
- reevaluates
- reduplicates
- concludes
- unravels
- resolves
- readdresses
- reappraises
- infers
- reanalyzes
- rehears
- reweighs
- deduces
- reenvisions
- restudies
- decides
- answers
- reinvestigates
- assumes
- speculates
- revises
- works out
- presumes
- decodes
- deciphers
- untangles
- reexplores
- figures out
- pieces together
- corrects
- unties
- cracks
- rectifies
- reasons
- unscrambles
- breaks
- irons out
- divines
- guesses
- conjectures
- unriddles
- amends
- remedies
- reforms
- riddles (out)
- emends
- puzzles (out)
- dopes (out)
- straightens (out)
- clears (up)
- phospholipide
- phospholipids
- phosphomolybdate
- phosphomonoesterase
- phosphomonoesterases
- phosphonitrile
- phosphonitrilic
- phosphonium
- phosphoniums
- phosphophyllite
- phosphoprotein
- phosphoproteins
- phosphor
- phosphor bronze
- phosphor copper
- phosphoramidic acid
- phosphorate
- phosphorated
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- phosphorates
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- phosphore
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- phosphores
- phosphoresce