English verb: recreate | |||
1. | recreate (body) give new life or energy to | ||
Samples | A hot soup will revive me. This will renovate my spirits. This treatment repaired my health. | ||
Synonyms | animate, quicken, reanimate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
2. | recreate (social) engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | ||
Samples | On weekends I play. The students all recreate alike. | ||
Synonyms | play | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Verb group | play | ||
3. | recreate (emotion) give encouragement to | ||
Synonyms | cheer, embolden, hearten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buck up, take heart | ||
Antonyms | dishearten, put off | ||
4. | recreate (creation) create anew | ||
Samples | She recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reinvent | ||