- rare to amuse (oneself or someone else)
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recreate /ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt/ vb
re-cre•ate /ˌrikriˈeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to create again or as new:In his mind he re-created the scene of the accident.
re-cre•ate
(rē′krē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
re′-cre•at′a•ble, adj.
re′-cre•a′tive, adj.
re′-cre•a′tor, n.
rec•re•ate (rek′rē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
rec′re•a′tive, adj.
rec′re•a′tive•ly, adv.
rec′re•a′tive•ness, n.
rec′re•a′tor, n.
- to create anew.
- re- + create 1580–90
re′-cre•a′tive, adj.
re′-cre•a′tor, n.
- reproduce, remake.
rec•re•ate (rek′rē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.
- to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
v.i.
- to take recreation.
- Latin recreātus (past participle of recreāre to create again, revive), equivalent. to re- re- + creātus; see create
- late Middle English recreaten 1425–75
rec′re•a′tive•ly, adv.
rec′re•a′tive•ness, n.
rec′re•a′tor, n.
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re-create /ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt/ vb
- to create anew; reproduce
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