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 …—
G. Dosset
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
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.
Recent Examples on the WebSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The self gets effaced and re-created in so many cross hatches, small threads, and hypnotic patterns.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
But neither restraint nor elegance was on hand with a recent job, for which she was tasked with re-creating the pouffy locks of the nineteen-eighties.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
How Wallace re-creates a classic New Haven char without a charcoal oven.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The bans follow an onslaught of viral TikTok memes showing exasperated teens re-creating slipping on Crocs and tripping in their school hallways—a trend even Crocs acknowledged on the social media platform.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The self gets effaced and re-created in so many cross hatches, small threads, and hypnotic patterns.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
But neither restraint nor elegance was on hand with a recent job, for which she was tasked with re-creating the pouffy locks of the nineteen-eighties.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
How Wallace re-creates a classic New Haven char without a charcoal oven.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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