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 [ree-kree-eyt]   Origin

re-cre·ate

   [ree-kree-eyt]
verb (used with object), re-cre·at·ed, re-cre·at·ing.
to create anew.
Origin:
1580–90; re- + create

Related forms
re-cre·at·a·ble, adjective
re-cre·a·tive, adjective
re-cre·a·tor, noun

Can be confused: re-create, recreate.

Synonyms
reproduce, remake.

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rec·re·ate

   [rek-ree-eyt] verb, rec·re·at·ed, rec·re·at·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
verb (used without object)
2.
to take recreation.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English recreaten < Latin recreātus (past participle of recreāre to create again, revive), equivalent to re- re- + creātus; see create

Related forms
rec·re·a·tive, adjective
rec·re·a·tive·ly, adverb
rec·re·a·tive·ness, noun
rec·re·a·tor, noun

Can be confused: re-create, recreate.
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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]
 
'recreative
 
—adj
 
'recreatively
 
—adv
 
'recreator
 
—n

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recreate
"to create anew," 1587, from re- "back, again" + create (q.v.).
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