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Webster 1913 Edition
Recreate
Rec′re-ate
(rk′r-t)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recreated
(-ˊtd)
; 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.
Rec′re-ate
,Verb.
I.
To take recreation.
L. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recreate
REC'REATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To refresh after toil; to reanimate, as languid spirits or exhausted strength; to amuse or divert in weariness.Painters when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes.
St. John is said to have recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge.
2.
To gratify; to delight.These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent.
3.
To relieve; to revive; as, to recreate the lungs with fresh air.REC'REATE
,Verb.
I.