remake

1 of 2

verb

re·​make (ˌ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade (ˌ)rē-ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking

transitive verb

: to make anew or in a different form
remaker noun

remake

2 of 2

noun

re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that is remade
especially : a new version of a movie

Examples of remake in a Sentence

Verb They will be remaking the film with American actors. one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city Noun The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
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Verb
And so the company re-created the staging, rebuilding Etienne Pluss’s sets, remaking Ursula Kudrna’s costumes, and casting the lifelike head of Jochanaan (a.k.a. St. John the Baptist) in the image of baritone Peter Mattei. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025 Yair Rosenberg: Trump is remaking the world in his image Nowhere is this shift more consequential than in the United States, which was the original visionary and anchor of the postwar order. Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
But this is not Bethesda taking time off to work on this, this is Virtuous, the studio tasked with the remake. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Most audiences may best recognize Hall as young Jenny in Forrest Gump (1994), but she’s booked several other prominent roles, including Michael Myers’ sister Judith in Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake. Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remake

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1635, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remake was circa 1635

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remake. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

remake

1 of 2 verb
re·​make (ˈ)rē-ˈmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
remade -ˈmād How to pronounce remake (audio) ; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form

remake

2 of 2 noun
re·​make ˈrē-ˌmāk How to pronounce remake (audio)
: one that has been remade
especially : a new version of a motion picture

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