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remake

remake

70 4.1
A new version of a film or song made from an earlier one
  • noun
  • /ˈriːmeɪk/
translation icon : remake
  • Elke Sommer... she starred in the remake of "Prisoner of Zenda"...
  • remake of a work
  • a remake by Snyder
  • a remake of Romero

It's it's it's a remake of the John Wayne Western.

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Examples

  • I saw a remake of an old song that I used to love when I was a child.

  • I would definitely play her if they ever made a remake of that film.

  • But well, the remake is based on the original script.

  • So that was kind of the plot in the remake of War of the Worlds.

  • According to the article, his next role was as an air cavalry officer in the remake of Apocalypse.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In this year's remake of The Lion King, Donald Glover voices adult Simba.

  • In 2004, Zack Snyder introduced a remake of George Romero's 1978 classic Dawn of the Dead.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Reefer Madness -- the original is creepy now, but the remake with Kristen Bell is hilarious.

    Blog text (3)
  • The new remake of the classic film has received rave reviews from critics.

  • Fans are excited about the remake of the 80s adventure movie that will be released next summer.

Synonyms

cover
vsremake
297 4.1

A new recording of a song first made by another artist

is a new recorded version created again not just a different performer
remix
vsremake
22 3.5

A new version of a song or other work made by changing parts

is a recreated version often remade from scratch rather than just rearranged
reboot
vsremake
  • Literature
18 4.1

A new film or TV series that restarts a story with new actors and a different plot

is a new version of a specific earlier work rather than a franchise restart
retelling
vsremake
13 3.0

A new version of a story that has been told before

is a produced new version such as a film or song not just narration
rehash
vsremake
6 6.2

A work made from old ideas with only small changes

is a truly new created version not just slightly altered old material
retread
vsremake
3 7.4

A new version of a film or show that copies an older one

is a new version that may be fresh or reworked not just recycled
remaking
vsremake
2 4.1

The act of creating a new version of a film, song, or story

is the finished new version rather than the making process
cover song
vsremake
2 3.4

A new recording or performance of a song originally sung by another artist

is a newly created version of the piece not only a repeat performance
cover version
vsremake
1 3.5

A new recording of a song that another artist made popular

is a recreated new version of the work itself not merely a new recording
rerelease
vsremake
1 3.6

A film, album or book made available again with new content

is a newly created version remade from the earlier one rather than a reissue
readaptation
vsremake
7.4

A new version of a story or film made after an earlier version

is a new version made from an earlier version not only a later change
reimagination
vsremake
6.5

A new version of something old that changes its form or style

is a new version based on the earlier one often more faithful
refix
vsremake
  • Jargon
7.9

A new version of a song made with changes by the artist or a DJ

is a complete new version made again not only rearranged by a producer
recomposition
vsremake
7.2

Creating a new song or artwork by changing a well-known piece

is a new version remade from the earlier work not only musical rearrangement
recut
vsremake
5.3

Edited again after the original version of a film or song

is a newly made version created again not merely reedited from originals
re-edit
vsremake
4.4

A new version of a text, film, or recording changed after its first release

is a fully recreated new version not only an altered edit
réchauffé version
vsremake
  • Literature
9.9

An idea or work copied from before that feels old and not new

is a new recreated version that can be fresh not automatically recycled

Antonyms

194 3.5

The first version of something from which copies are made

How Different

reboot
  • Literature
18 4.1
remake
70 4.1
to refilm
4.2
to adapt
178 3.2
to rework
30 4.0

Surface Forms

remake singular
remakes plural

Morphology

remake = remake (transparent) = re + make

The noun is a straightforward zero-derived use of the verb 'remake' meaning the act or product of remaking.

Etymology

Remake comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word make meaning 'to make', so a remake is literally 'something made again', like a new version of a film or song.