verb
recreate
REHK-ree-ayt
verb
1
To make something happen or exist again, copying an original.
"The chef tried to recreate his grandmother's recipe from memory."
"Historians recreated the battle using old maps and letters."
How to Use Recreate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo reproduce or bring back something, such as an event, taste, or scene.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "re-create" (hyphenated, meaning to create anew) versus taking a break for leisure — the unrelated noun form "recreation" covers that meaning.
Easily confused with
re-create
recreation →
Common pairings
recreate the scene
recreate a recipe
recreate an experience
Word Forms
recreated past tense, recreates singular
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Etymology
From Latin recreare, "to restore," from re- + creare ("to create").