re-create

American

[ree-kree-eyt] / ˌri kriˈeɪt /

verb (used with object)

re-created, re-creating

to create anew.

Synonyms:

remake, reproduce

re-create British

/ ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt /

verb

to create anew; reproduce

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Other Word Forms

re-creatable adjective
re-creative adjective
re-creator noun

Etymology

Origin of re-create

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + create

Example Sentences

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A year went by and no matter what the scientists did to re-create Huber’s steps, they couldn’t make anything that worked or smelled like his formula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Huneven said she and her husband had just been talking about which Altadena qualities are most important to try to re-create, and which would be hardest to re-create.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A former social media executive previously told the BBC that other companies have tried to re-create the algorithm, from Instagram's Reels to YouTube's Shorts, but they're just not as good.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The problem with musicals spun from popular books and movies is that too often all they’re trying to do is re-create the experience of fans in a new medium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

I don’t listen much to the words but to the silences, and in the silences these bodies re-create themselves, are created by me, take form.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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