Meanings
present singular third person re-creates · participle present re-creating · participle past re-created · past re-created · alternative recreate
- transitiveTo create again; to create anew.
We write, write a song of love / Sounds, they never dissipate / They only re-create / To another place in time
1977, Earth, Wind & Fire, “I'll Write a Song For You”, in All 'n All1 more example
The detail of the investigation into every aspect of this incident, including repeated re-created test runs - is a classic example of these superb reports.
2019 December 18, Nigel Harris, “180 years of tragedy and progress”, in Rail, page 59
Synonyms & antonyms
verbform anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
re-create. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-create
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