#1 recreate v. [animate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify] give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health". wn
#2 recreate v. [play] engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike". wn
#3 recreate v. [cheer, hearten, embolden] give encouragement to. wn
#4 recreate v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting". wn
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