recreate

CEFRB1

/ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something again or produce a similar experience.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To enjoy or entertain oneself.

Examples

  • She's trying to recreate a sense of home.

  • Traditions help to recreate the home's atmosphere.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiː.kɹiˈeɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To take recreation.

  2. To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

More examples

In context

  • These ripe fruit[…] recreate the nostrils with their aromatick scent.

  • Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colours mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying […] the sight more than any.

  • St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English recreate, from the participle stem of Latin recreāre (“to restore”), from re- (“re-”) + creāre (“to create”).