Recreate

Recreate
Recreate Rec"re*ate (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recreated} (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recreating}.] [L. recreatus, p. p. of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- + creare to create. See {Create}.] To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify. [1913 Webster]

Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than any. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Recreate — Rec re*ate, v. i. To take recreation. L. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recreate — I verb create anew, duplicate, fascimile, heal, invigorate, make over, mend, reanimate, rebuild, recast, reconstruct, redo, reestablish, refashion, refocillate, reform, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remake, remodel, renew,… …   Law dictionary

  • recreate — to create anew, 1580s, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + CREATE (Cf. create). Related: Recreated; recreating …   Etymology dictionary

  • recreate — *amuse, divert, entertain Analogous words: *renew, restore, refresh, rejuvenate: enliven, *quicken, animate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recreate — ► VERB 1) create again. 2) reproduce …   English terms dictionary

  • recreate — [rek′rē āt΄] vt. recreated, recreating [< L recreatus, pp. of recreare, to restore, refresh, create anew: see RE & CREATE] to put fresh life into; refresh or restore in body or mind, esp. after work, by play, amusement, or relaxation vi. to… …   English World dictionary

  • recreate — [[t]ri͟ːkrie͟ɪt[/t]] recreates, recreating, recreated VERB If you recreate something, you succeed in making it exist or seem to exist in a different time or place to its original time or place. [V n] The rooms are furnished and recreate the… …   English dictionary

  • recreate — UK [ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt] / US [ˌrɪkrɪˈeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms recreate : present tense I/you/we/they recreate he/she/it recreates present participle recreating past tense recreated past participle recreated to make something exist again The… …   English dictionary

  • recreate — verb /ˈɹɛkɹɪeɪt/ a) To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven. In Italy, though they bide in cities in winter, which is more gentlemanlike, all the summer they come abroad to their country houses, to recreate themselves …   Wiktionary

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