to remake
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3.5
- verb
- /ˌriːˈmeɪk/
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rehacer
- The filmmaker decided to remake the classic movie with a modern twist.
- attempt to remake
- rethink and remake
- help to remake
They have to be remade, not just restored.
- They have to be remade, not just restored.
- God went all the way into sin so as to to remake it, transform it.
- That you can remake its politics on one day.
- I can't remake this entire piece that sits here.
- It's worth whatever risk and really trying to completely remake the world in his own image.
- I had it remade with the J&J; from our wedding invitation.
- When you say, oh, I'm remaking myself this time I will be intentional.
Examples
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For some students, college provides them with an opportunity to "remake" themselves and discard their high school image.
Academic text (2013) -
They want, in Obama's phrase, to remake America.
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It's worth whatever risk and really trying to completely remake the world in his own image.
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We were on our way to remake your world.
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So, God decided to remake the Earth.
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I am not, repeat not out to remake the world.
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Oh, and I am actually going to remake this sheet from scratch.
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The protagonists, six years after the incident, attempt to remake their lives, to live for themselves.
Academic text (1993) -
The human race cannot survive unless it remakes itself.
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I'm remaking myself.
Synonyms
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2.8
To make a new version of a text to improve or change it
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4.3
Make a thing or person look new and work better
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4.5
To make a thing again so it looks like the original
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3.7
Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better
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2.1
Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better
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4.9
To change something to make it look or work better
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3.7
To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building
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4.6
To make something clean and like new by fixing or decorating it
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4.0
To change something again to make it better
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7.0
Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed
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4.7
Think of something in a new way
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5.6
Present an idea in a different form or style
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6.1
Express ideas in a new or better way
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5.9
Change a plan or system to make it work better
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4.1
Change how something looks or works to improve it
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5.1
To make a recording, film, or game sound and look better using modern tools
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3.5
Write something again to make it better
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4.9
To change something into a new or different form
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3.9
To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes
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4.6
To change how something is shaped or how it works
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6.0
Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song
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4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
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6.5
To make something again using new ways or tools
To make a material again using a scientific or technical method
To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Remake comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word make meaning 'to make', so to remake something is to 'make it again' or change it to improve or update it.