re-create

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re-create - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Re-create \Re`-cre*ate"\ (r?`kr?*?t"), v. t. [Pref. re- +
     create.]
     To create or form anew.
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           On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of
           reenforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army.
                                                    --Marshall.
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  Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recreated
     (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Recreating.] [L. recreatus, p. p.
     of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- +
     creare to create. See Create.]
     To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially,
     to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to
     cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.
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           Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before
           them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate
           their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than
           any.                                     --Dryden.
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           St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a
           tame partridge.                          --Jer. Taylor.
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           These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their
           aromatic scent.                          --Dr. H. More.
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  Recreate \Rec"re*ate\, v. i.
     To take recreation. --L. Addison.
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re-create - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  re-create
      v 1: create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small
           scale"
      2: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture
         by Rembrandt" [syn: copy, re-create]
      3: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the
         mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world"