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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G. Dosset
: 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
Synonyms
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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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Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
But too much of it felt like it was made by people trying to re-create the superficial weirdness of Lynch without understanding the emotional heft that had to support it.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Yet all of this fancy technology is often tuned toward the purpose of re-creating the past.
—Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
But too much of it felt like it was made by people trying to re-create the superficial weirdness of Lynch without understanding the emotional heft that had to support it.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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