Recreate

Definition of Recreate

Rec´re`ate Pronunciation: rk´r`t

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Recreated (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Recreating.] 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.
v. i.	1.	To take recreation.

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