| recreate | 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 colours mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying . . . The sight more than any." (Dryden) "St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge." (Jer. Taylor) "These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent." (Dr. H. More) Origin: L. Recreatus, p. P. Of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. Re- re- + creare to create. See Create. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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