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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.
[Middle English recreaten, from Latin recreāre, recreāt- : re-, re- + creāre, to create; see create.]
rec′re·a′tive adj.
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
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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" 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 - 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 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" reinvent - create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for American listeners" |
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recreate
vt (= reproduce) atmosphere → wieder schaffen; scene → nachschaffen; love, friendship etc → wieder beleben
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