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recreating |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recreated} (-`td); p. pr & vb n. {Recreating}.] [L. recreatus p. p. of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- + creare to create. See {Create}.] 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
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