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recreate

/ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/verb3 syllables

Recreate means: give new life or energy to.

Synonyms for recreate22

verb, as in give new life or energy to

animate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify, come to, resuscitate

verb, as in give encouragement to

cheer, hearten, embolden

verb, as in make a replica of

copy, re-create

verb, as in engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

verb, as in form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind

re-create

verb, as in produce or make another of

re-create

also used for recreate

encourage, enliven, refresh, amuse, delight, enjoy

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What does recreate mean?6

verb

1

give new life or energy to“A hot soup will revive me”

2

give encouragement to

3

make a replica of“copy that drawing”

4

engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion“On weekends I play”

5

form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind“His mind re-creates the entire world”

6

produce or make another of“Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Recreate in a sentence

  • She's trying to recreate a sense of home.unknown
  • I hope to recreate one of those special moments with him.Nuel
  • It's impossible to recreate the sense of home in London.unknown
  • Lorenzo recreated a Ouija board using his blood.Amastan
  • Traditions help to recreate the home's atmosphere.unknown
  • I want to recreate my future.Nuel
  • Never attempt to recreate the following experiment.ddnktr
  • The purpose of the people who develop AI is to imitate human intelligence, not to recreate it.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recreate

as a verb

past tense
recreated
present participle
recreating
third-person singular
recreates
past participle
recreated