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
recreate 1 of 2
verb (1)
1
as in to restore
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
- restore
- revive
- refresh
- renovate
- replenish
- redevelop
- regenerate
- renew
- revitalize
- repair
- rejuvenate
- resuscitate
- freshen
- reconstitute
- refurbish
- revivify
- recharge
- redesign
- reclaim
- reengineer
- refreshen
- remodel
- rehabilitate
- redo
- remake
- overhaul
- recondition
- modernize
- refill
- update
- rehab
- resupply
- make over
2
as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century Synonyms & Similar Words
- play
- entertain
- relax
- frolic
- toy
- amuse
- sport
- rollick
- joke
- please
- disport
- skylark
- rest
- cavort
- dabble
- delight
- hang
- romp
- gambol
- divert
- dabble
- tease
- dally
- trifle
- screw around
- frisk
- loaf
- idle
- hang about
- mess around
- dawdle
- jest
- goldbrick
- fiddle (around)
- putter (around)
- bum (around)
- lounge (around or about)
- slack (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- work
- strive
- struggle
- slave
- labor
- plug (away)
- toil
- sweat
- strain
- plod
- drudge
re-create
2 of 2verb (2)
variants or recreate
as in to reconstruct
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
- reconstruct
- revisit
- repeat
- review
- reinvent
- reimagine
- gather
- re-enact
- solve
- reconceptualize
- redefine
- reconceive
- reduplicate
- judge
- work
- reanalyze
- reexamine
- rethink
- reenvision
- reevaluate
- reconsider
- reassess
- reinvestigate
- reappraise
- resolve
- decide
- reweigh
- rehear
- deduce
- answer
- infer
- unravel
- reexplore
- conclude
- readdress
- figure out
- restudy
- work out
- reason
- revise
- rectify
- piece together
- speculate
- guess
- decipher
- presume
- assume
- correct
- crack
- divine
- iron out
- amend
- remedy
- unscramble
- break
- decode
- untangle
- reform
- untie
- unriddle
- conjecture
- puzzle (out)
- straighten (out)
- riddle (out)
- emend
- dope (out)
- clear (up)
- Stevens Point
- stevensgraph
- stevensgraphs
- Stevenson
- Stevensonian
- Stevensoniana
- stevia
- steviae
- stevias
- stevioside
- stew
- stew in one's own juice
- stew in one's own juice/juices
- stew in one's own juices
- steward
- steward of Scotland
- stewarded
- stewardess
- stewardesses
- stewarding
- stewardly
- stewardries
- stewardry
- stewards
- stewardship