v. To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.
v. To enjoy or entertain oneself.
v. To take recreation.
v. To create anew.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. 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.
verb-intransitive. To take recreation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To revive or refresh after toil or exertion; reanimate, as languid spirits or exhausted strength; amuse; divert; gratify.
Synonyms To reanimate, enliven, cheer, entertain.
To take recreation.
To create anew: often written distinctively re-create.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
v. engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
v. give encouragement to
v. give new life or energy to
v. create anew
Word Usage
"While, the absence of dialogues, the lack of colors and the intertitles recreate the look and feel of early mute films."