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
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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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, at the 2025 Oscars, Brody and Berry re-created their infamous kiss behind-the-scenes on the carpet before the ceremony commenced.
—Mckinley Franklin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Recalling the food of her Shanghai childhood, Joy has tried to re-create these flavors to call her mother’s spirit to her side.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
The cartels have repeatedly demonstrated a capacity to re-create damaged drug labs within days.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Appelbaum reserves a special animus for the conservative sentimentality over the small town, and he is disturbed by how many progressives, like Jacobs, sought to re-create it in the middle of cities.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, at the 2025 Oscars, Brody and Berry re-created their infamous kiss behind-the-scenes on the carpet before the ceremony commenced.
—Mckinley Franklin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Recalling the food of her Shanghai childhood, Joy has tried to re-create these flavors to call her mother’s spirit to her side.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
The cartels have repeatedly demonstrated a capacity to re-create damaged drug labs within days.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreate. Accessed 9 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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