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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: 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
Examples of recreate in a Sentence
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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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
The edits sparked a broader trend on TikTok of users re-creating the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star’s choreography, which the Oscar winner herself tried out that December.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Orr said that the MCA had, in essence, re-created its performance department and planned to present local, national and international work as well as to return to the business of commissioning performance artists, one of Taub’s signatures.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The company made this revelation after early reviewers of the Ryzen 9000 series couldn't re-create the oddball conditions of their own internal test setups.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
To re-create the look, seek out secondhand pieces, order a new option, or print out public domain art and put it in antique frames.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
The edits sparked a broader trend on TikTok of users re-creating the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star’s choreography, which the Oscar winner herself tried out that December.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Orr said that the MCA had, in essence, re-created its performance department and planned to present local, national and international work as well as to return to the business of commissioning performance artists, one of Taub’s signatures.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The company made this revelation after early reviewers of the Ryzen 9000 series couldn't re-create the oddball conditions of their own internal test setups.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 18 Mar. 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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