| 1. recuperate, get well; get back, regain, obtain again; cover again. recoverrecreate recre*ate (rkr*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. 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. st. john, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge. taylor. these ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent. h. more |
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