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remaking

remaking

2 4.1
The act of creating a new version of a film, song, or story
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈmeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : remake
  • The director announced the remaking of the classic film, promising a new take on the beloved story.

But cliches versus remakes, how are they different or the same?

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Examples

  • By way of contrast, the period since 1960 has been marked by a gradual remaking of national identity.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And still others are overtly political, in trying to prompt a rethinking and remaking of current ways of living.

    Blog text (8)
  • American business history signifies nothing if not the making and remaking of the culture.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Lastly, we need to get aggressive in the remaking of the educational system at every level.

    Blog text (19)
  • In this manner, we can join our culture in a remarkable remaking of the meanings of aging.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The terms of this remaking were clear: reform governance and overturn the aristocracy.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Constitution making and remaking often take place in the context of a stormy history stretching back centuries, even millennia.

    Academic text (2018)
  • They replaced people of influence, taking over the institutions, remaking, remodeling, refurbishing.

  • The NDP and Vision 2020 extend the economic and structural goals of the NEP to the remaking of the Malay identity.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Sauer's use of Marsh, then, must be seen in the context of Sauer's repeated remaking of the geographical past to construct a genealogy that legitimated his current approach.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

remake
vsremaking
70 4.1

A new version of a film or song made from an earlier one

describes the act of creating a new version rather than the final product
reinvention
vsremaking
13 4.6

A big change that makes something seem new

is the act of making a new version that may keep more original features
retelling
vsremaking
13 3.0

A new version of a story that has been told before

is the process of creating a new version in any medium not only telling
rewriting
vsremaking
7 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

is the process of making a new version across media rather than just text
reworking
vsremaking
4 3.9

A new version of a book or film with changes

is the broader act of making a new version not only improving or updating
retread
vsremaking
3 7.4

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

is the process of creating a new version without implying lack of originality
rerelease
vsremaking
1 3.6

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

is the process of making a new version not only issuing a work again
republishing
vsremaking
1 3.9

Making a book or article available to readers again

is the act of making a new version rather than reissuing the same work
readaptation
vsremaking
7.4

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

is the process of making a new version in general not only new adaptations
reimagination
vsremaking
6.5

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

is the process of making something again without focusing on creative change
recomposition
vsremaking
7.2

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

is the general act of making a new version across media not only music
re-edit
vsremaking
4.4

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

is the overall process of creating a new version not limited to editing
recut
vsremaking
5.3

Edited again after the original version of a film or song

is the act of creating a new version beyond simple editing

Antonyms

26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Stopping something for a short time or forever

How Different

remaking
2 4.1
reworking
4 3.9
revision
94 2.9
edit
57 2.8

Surface Forms

remaking singular
remakings plural

Morphology

remaking = remake (transparent) = re + make + ing

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'remake', meaning the act or process of remaking.

Etymology

Remaking comes from the prefix re- 'again' and the common verb make 'to create', so it literally means 'making again'. That's why a remaking is a new version of something, like a film, song, or recipe.