Category:Recreate

Rec"re*ate (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recreated (-`td); p. pr. & Vb. n. Recreating.] Etym: [l. recreatus, p. p. of recreate to create Anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- + creare to create. See create.]

Defn: 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. 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.

Recreate Rec"re*ate, v. i.

Defn: to take recreation. L. Addison.