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RECREATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give new life or energy to

Example:

This treatment repaired my health

Synonyms:

animate; quicken; reanimate; recreate; renovate; repair; revive; revivify; vivify

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "recreate" is one way to...):

arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic)

Verb group:

come to; resuscitate; revive (return to consciousness)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

recreation (activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create anew

Example:

she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "recreate" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "recreate"):

reinvent (create anew and make over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give encouragement to

Synonyms:

cheer; embolden; hearten; recreate

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "recreate" is one way to...):

encourage (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "recreate"):

buck up; take heart (gain courage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 4

Meaning:

Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

Example:

The students all recreate alike

Synonyms:

play; recreate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Verb group:

play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Furthermore, simply miming the act of speaking provided sufficient information to the computer for it to recreate several of the same sounds.

(Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds, National Institutes of Health)

Using microprocessor manufacturing techniques, the chambers can be built to recreate the three-dimensional shapes of critical organ parts and the tight spaces that mimic the way viscous, bodily fluids normally flow around the cells.

(Researchers begin recreating human spinal cords on a chip, National Institutes of Health)

Instead of recreating sounds based on individual letters or words, the goal of this project was to synthesize the specific sounds used in natural speech.

(Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds, National Institutes of Health)