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recreate

[ rek-ree-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

recreated, recreating.
  1. to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.


verb (used without object)

recreated, recreating.
  1. to take recreation.

recreate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. rare.
    to amuse (oneself or someone else)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦰𲹳پ, adjective
  • ˈ𳦰ˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈ𳦰𲹳پly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ۱·t adjective
  • ۱·t·ly adverb
  • ۱·t·ness noun
  • ۱·tǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recreate1

1425–75; late Middle English recreaten < Latin 𳦰ٳܲ (past participle of 𳦰 to create again, revive), equivalent to re- re- + ٳܲ; create
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recreate1

C15: from Latin 𳦰 to invigorate, renew, from re- + to create
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He said recreating the US in south Wales was "challenging" but he wanted to bring work to the area.

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But he said it was a "pragmatic decision" to retain the commission rather than abolishing it "only then to recreate something that would not look terribly dissimilar".

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This scene may be a memory recreated for the big screen, and its inclusion in the film is ostensibly to give the viewer a sense of their war-torn fraternity.

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And though it can never be recreated in exactly the same way, even for Coachella’s upcoming second weekend, it will live on forever.

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He also revealed that he would be willing to recreate a naked cycle ride he did in 2018.

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