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recreate.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/
  1. To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

    transitive
  2. To enjoy or entertain oneself.

    reflexive
  3. To take recreation.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɹiː.kɹiˈeɪt/
  1. Alternative form of re-create.

    alt-of · alternative · proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English create English recreate From re- + create.

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