recreate

Definition

To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

Etymology

From Middle English recreate, from the participle stem of Latin recreāre (“to restore”), from re- (“re-”) + creāre (“to create”).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "These ripe fruit[…] recreate the nostrils with their aromatick scent."
• "Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, etc., do much recreate the brains and spirits […]"

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