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recreative

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rec·re·ate  (rkr-t)
v. rec·re·at·ed, rec·re·at·ing, rec·re·ates
v.tr.
To impart fresh life to; refresh mentally or physically.
v.intr.
To take recreation.
[Middle English recreaten, from Latin recrere, recret- : re-, re- + crere, to create; see create.]
recre·ative adj.
Translations
recreative [ˈrekrɪˌeɪtɪv] ADJ → recreativo
recreative
adj → erholsam, entspannend


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But chiefly, let the music of them be recreative, and with some strange changes.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Besides, I had written a string of successful books, and society demands some portion of the recreative hours of a fellow that writes books.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Is much applauded and encouraged; goes out of the room as Swills; comes in as the coroner (not the least in the world like him); describes the inquest, with recreative intervals of piano-forte accompaniment, to the refrain: With his (the coroner's) tippy tol li doll, tippy tol lo doll, tippy tol li doll, Dee!
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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