recreate
ˌriːkriˈeɪt
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Definition of recreate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
refreshtr.Datedgive new energy or life to somethingtr.Dated
  • A walk in nature can recreate the mind.
renew revitalize
2.
imagine anewtr.form something anew in the imaginationtr.
  • The writer could recreate the scene vividly in his mind.
3.
entertain oneselfintr.enjoy oneself through leisure activitiesintr.
  • He likes to recreate by playing video games.
amuse entertain
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Expressions with recreate

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make something again that already exists, usually unnecessarily
We don't need to recreate the wheel for this project.

Origin of recreate

Latin, recreare (to create again)

Terms with recreate included in their meaning

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reenactment
museum where actors recreate historical events or lifestyles
creation
recreate a sound, image, or idea
video games
perform an exploit or recreate a bug in a game
finance
cost to recreate an asset minus depreciation
product analysis
process of analyzing a product to recreate it
history
revisit or recreate a past era
film
recreate a past event for a film or documentary
originality
impossible to recreate or duplicate

Examples of recreate in a sentence

  • Her laughter seemed to recreate the entire room.
  • She tried to recreate her grandmother's kitchen in her mind.
  • The actor recreated the childhood memory before filming.
  • They recreate by hiking in the mountains.
  • She prefers to recreate with a good book.

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  1. French:reconstituer, recréer, ...
  2. German:erfrischen, sich etwas neu vorstellen, ...
  3. Italian:rigenerare, ricreare, ...
  4. Spanish:revitalizar, recrear, ...
  5. Portuguese:recriar, reconstituir, ...
  6. Chinese:焕发, 重现, ...
  7. Japanese:リフレッシュする, 心の中で再現する, ...
  8. Arabic:أنعَشَ, تَخَيَّلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַחֲיוֹת מֵחָדָשׁ, לְשַׁחְזֵר, ...
  10. Russian:восстанавливать, воссоздавать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:освіжити, відтворювати, ...
  12. Hindi:पुनर्जीवित करना, मन में फिर से रचना, ...
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