From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Re-create \Re`-cre*ate"\ (r?`kr?*?t"), v. t. [Pref. re- +
create.]
To create or form anew.
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On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of
reenforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army.
--Marshall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recreated}
(-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recreating}.] [L. recreatus, p. p.
of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- +
creare to create. See {Create}.]
To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially,
to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to
cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.
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Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before
them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate
their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than
any. --Dryden.
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St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a
tame partridge. --Jer. Taylor.
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These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their
aromatic scent. --Dr. H. More.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recreate \Rec"re*ate\, v. i.
To take recreation. --L. Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recreate
v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me";
"This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired
my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate},
{revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify},
{revivify}]
2: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy
oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students
all recreate alike" [syn: {play}, {recreate}]
3: give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {hearten}, {recreate},
{embolden}] [ant: {dishearten}, {put off}]
4: create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with
her stage setting"
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