rec·re·ate 1 
(rĕkrē-āt′)
(rĕkrē-āt′)v. rec·re·at·ed, rec·re·at·ing, rec·re·ates
v. tr.
To impart fresh life to; refresh mentally or physically.
v. intr.
To take recreation.
[Middle English recreaten, from Latin recreāre, recreāt- : re-, re- + creāre, to create; see CREATE.]
recre·a′tive adj.