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recreate Definition

rec·re·ate (rek′rē āt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to put fresh life into; refresh or restore in body or mind, esp. after work, by play, amusement, or relaxation

Etymology: < L recreatus, pp. of recreare, to restore, refresh, create anew: see re- & create

intransitive verb

to take recreation

recreate Related Forms
rec′·rea′·tive adjective
recreate Usage Examples

Object

  • ambiance: Mount this lion head fountain on any wall to recreate the ambiance and elegance of a Greco-Roman sanctuary.
  • atmosphere: The film recreates the atmosphere of a military tribunal.
  • excitement: The Laser pod is hoping to recreate the same excitement, but this time for the 21st Century.
  • vibe: Dougie Freedman picked it when Palace won the play-offs and I want to recreate the vibe!
  • era: Some of the traders had entered into the spirit of recreating an earlier era.
  • scene: Balfour Juniors focused on using their Nemo models created in their arts week to recreate scenes from the movie Finding Nemo.

Preposition: on

  • screen: The flicker is caused by the way television works - the picture is recreated on the screen many times a second.
  • stage: BP: " Everything you hear on the record will be recreated on stage.

Adjective complement

  • more: Players can now recreate more of their favorite DC Comics rivalries and teams than ever!

Modifying Another Word

  • faithfully: The finished product faithfully recreates the texture to the finest detail.
  • vividly: She lets the characters life their lives around the film's edges, which vividly recreates the buzz of urban life.
  • lovingly: The bar has been lovingly recreated from choir pews reclaimed from a private family chapel in West Sussex.
  • painstakingly: The decorative schemes have been meticulously researched and missing elements stained glass panels, stencils and soft furnishings painstakingly recreated.
  • meticulously: However, on closer inspection these objects are meticulously recreated from cardboard, rubber, paper and paint.
  • brilliantly: In this narrative history, AL Rowse brilliantly recreates the dynastic conflict, the battles, and the transition from medieval to Tudor England.

Used with why or when

  • what: Their work recreates what was once visible, or simply remembering what is now lost.
  • when: Admin controls should include: To enable file data to be recreated when a file is lost or corrupted.

Preposition: in

  • style: Old Warden is a picturesque village recreated in a Swiss style in the early 19th Century by the third Long Ongley.
  • detail: Traditional Japanese landscape and architecture are recreated in rich detail.
  • film: The sequence had been recreated in the earlier war film classic A Bridge Too Far with real planes and parachutists.