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to re-create

to re-create

4.1
Make something again so it looks like the original
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkriːeɪt/
  • UK
translation icon : recrear
  • Many filmmakers strive to re-create historical events as accurately as possible.

Examples

  • Can you re-create the recipe from last week?

  • They managed to re-create the atmosphere of the jazz age with music and decor.

  • The artist tried to re-create the beauty of the original painting.

  • They will re-create the famous painting for the exhibition.

  • The artist tried to re-create the beauty of the original painting.

  • Many filmmakers strive to re-create historical events as accurately as possible.

  • They managed to re-create the atmosphere of the jazz age with music and decor.

Synonyms

to copy
vsto re-create
328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

means making again with intent to match original form
to duplicate
vsto re-create
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

emphasizes exact copying rather than remaking or altering
to replicate
vsto re-create
79 4.8

To do something again in the same way to get the same result

is focused on faithful copying rather than change
to clone
vsto re-create
  • Specialized
58 4.5

To make an exact copy of a living thing using science

is narrower in domain focusing on living things or biotech copying
to remake
vsto re-create
52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

involves change and improvement rather than copying the original exactly
to redo
vsto re-create
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

is about repeating to fix or improve rather than exact reproduction
to reconstruct
vsto re-create
33 3.9

Build again something that was damaged or destroyed

focuses on rebuilding structure rather than simply copying original detail
to reproduce
vsto re-create
26 4.0

To make a sound, image, or mood again so it feels like the original

focuses on copying the original atmosphere or form rather than change
to reconstitute
vsto re-create
18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

involves changing structure rather than producing an identical copy
to regenerate
vsto re-create
6 5.5

Bring something back to a better or original state

aims for renewal or improvement rather than exact replication
to remanufacture
vsto re-create
  • Specialized
1 6.7

To restore a used product by repairing or rebuilding so it becomes almost new

focuses on restoring to new condition rather than exact original form
to redevelop
vsto re-create
1 4.7

To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program

focuses on revision and improvement rather than faithful copying
to reduplicate
vsto re-create
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

highlights repetition with copying intent rather than creative change
to recopy
vsto re-create
1 3.7

To write or type something again to fix mistakes

is about copying again for correction not for redesign
to reimplement
vsto re-create
1 6.5

To make something again using new ways or tools

is about applying new methods rather than making the original form again
to resynthesize
vsto re-create
  • Specialized
7.8

To make a material again using a scientific or technical method

stresses technical making again rather than general copying or remaking
to reimage
vsto re-create
  • Specialized
7.0

To take new pictures or scans to check for changes

is limited to visual reproduction rather than full material making again

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

How Accurate

to replicate
  • Specialized
66 4.9
to re-create
  • UK
4.1
to copy
328 1.0
to imitate
186 2.7

Surface Forms

re-create infinitive
re-created past
re-created past participle
re-creating present participle
re-creates third person singular

Morphology

re-create = create (transparent) = re + create

This is standard productive prefixation: 're-create' means 'create again' or 'create anew' in a directly predictable way.

Etymology

Re-create has the part re- meaning 'again' and create from the Latin creare meaning 'to make'. So to re-create something is to 'make it again', for example when a filmmaker copies a historical scene.