recreate

rec·re·ate ¹

(rĕk′rē-āt′)

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.

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[Middle English recreaten, from Latin recreāre, recreāt- : re-, re- + creāre, to create; see create.]

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rec′re·a′tive adj.

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re·cre·ate ²

also re-create (rē′krē-āt′)

tr.v. re·cre·at·ed, re·cre·at·ing, re·cre·ates also re-cre·at·ed, re-cre·at·ing, re-cre·ates

To create (something) again; duplicate; replicate.

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recreate

(ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt)

vb

rare to amuse (oneself or someone else)

[C15: from Latin recreāre to invigorate, renew, from re- + creāre to create]

ˈrecreative adj

ˈrecreatively adv

ˈrecreˌator n

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re-cre•ate

(ˌri kriˈeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to create anew.

[1580–90]

rec•re•ate

(ˈrɛk riˌeɪt)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.

1. to refresh through recreation.

v.i.

2. to take recreation.

rec′re•a`tive, adj.

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recreate

Past participle: recreated
Gerund: recreating

Imperative

recreate

recreate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	recreate - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reanimate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
	2.	recreate - engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" play play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
	3.	recreate - give encouragement to cheer, embolden, hearten buck up, take heart - gain courage encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	4.	recreate - create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" reinvent - create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for American listeners"

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recreate

verb

1. To occupy in an agreeable or pleasing way:

amuse, divert, entertain, regale.

2. To occupy oneself with amusement or diversion:

disport, play, sport.

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Translations

erholen

divertirericreare

recreate

[ˌriːkriˈeɪt] vt → recréer

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recreate

vt (= reproduce) atmosphere → wieder schaffen; scene → nachschaffen; love, friendship etc → wieder beleben

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recreate

[ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt] vt → ricreare

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