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
recreating 1 of 2
verb (1)
1
as in restoring
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
- restoring
- reviving
- refreshing
- renovating
- repairing
- redeveloping
- renewing
- replenishing
- regenerating
- revitalizing
- redesigning
- resuscitating
- rejuvenating
- remaking
- refurbishing
- reconstituting
- revivifying
- overhauling
- freshening
- recharging
- remodeling
- reclaiming
- rehabilitating
- updating
- redoing
- refreshening
- modernizing
- reengineering
- refilling
- reconditioning
- rehabbing
- resupplying
- making over
2
as in playing
to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century Synonyms & Similar Words
- playing
- toying
- entertaining
- sporting
- frolicking
- relaxing
- rollicking
- amusing
- disporting
- joking
- delighting
- skylarking
- cavorting
- romping
- resting
- dabbling
- hanging
- pleasing
- dallying
- diverting
- gamboling
- dabbling
- teasing
- frisking
- gambolling
- trifling
- loafing
- idling
- screwing around
- dawdling
- goldbricking
- messing around
- hanging about
- jesting
- fiddling (around)
- puttering (around)
- lounging (around or about)
- bumming (around)
- slacking (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- working
- struggling
- striving
- laboring
- toiling
- sweating
- straining
- plugging (away)
- plodding
- slaving
- drudging
re-creating
2 of 2verb (2)
variants or recreating
as in reconstructing
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
- reconstructing
- revisiting
- repeating
- reviewing
- reinventing
- reimagining
- gathering
- re-enacting
- reconceptualizing
- solving
- judging
- redefining
- working
- reconceiving
- rethinking
- reduplicating
- reexamining
- reanalyzing
- reevaluating
- reassessing
- reconsidering
- reenvisioning
- re-envisioning
- reappraising
- resolving
- rehearing
- answering
- re-examining
- restudying
- readdressing
- re-exploring
- deciding
- reweighing
- unraveling
- re-evaluating
- concluding
- reinvestigating
- inferring
- deducing
- reexploring
- cracking
- revising
- guessing
- deciphering
- speculating
- figuring out
- assuming
- piecing together
- reasoning
- working out
- correcting
- amending
- rectifying
- remedying
- untangling
- reforming
- decoding
- breaking
- presuming
- divining
- conjecturing
- untying
- unriddling
- ironing out
- riddling (out)
- emending
- unscrambling
- untieing
- doping (out)
- straightening (out)
- puzzling (out)
- clearing (up)