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remake

American  
[ree-meyk, ree-meyk] / riˈmeɪk, ˈriˌmeɪk /

verb (used with object)

remade, remaking
  1. to make again or anew.

  2. Movies. to film again, as a picture or screenplay.


noun

  1. Movies. a more recent version of an older film.

  2. anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt.

    The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.

remake British  

noun

  1. something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film

  2. the act of making again or anew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make again or anew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • remaker noun

Etymology

Origin of remake

First recorded in 1625–35; re- + make 1

Example Sentences

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Artificial intelligence promises to remake economies, supercharge productivity, cure cancer, discover new drugs, and solve climate change.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Maybe we need a 3D-animated remake of “Dr. Strangelove” to convince today’s distracted generations that nuclear bombs are not an aesthetic.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Lamarck disputed this, arguing “that life at its essence is creative agency, that living beings, especially the smallest and humblest of them, continually remake the world,” as well as themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Directed by Michael Gracey, the live-action remake of the film will reportedly star Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, the outlaw that helps her escape her tower, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“YEAH! Yes. So, I was thinking we could do a remake of Dracula. Like, the really old, classic version from 1931?”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon