re–create

verb re–cre·ate \ˌrē-krē-ˈāt\

: to make (something from the past) exist or seem to exist again : to create (something) again

Full Definition of RE-CREATE

transitive verb

: to create again; especially : to form anew in the imagination

— re–cre·at·able \-ˈā-tə-bəl\ adjective

— re–cre·a·tion \-ˈā-shən\ noun

— re–cre·a·tive \-ˈā-tiv\ adjective

— re–cre·a·tor \-ˈā-tər\ noun

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