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Remake vs Recreate - What's the difference?

remake | recreate |

In transitive terms the difference between remake and recreate

is that remake is to make again while recreate is to give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

As a noun remake

is a new version of something.

remake

English

Verb

  • To make again.
  • (video games) To make an enhanced remake of (a computer or video game).

    • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia remake)
  • A new version of something.
  • A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.

    • Related terms

    * cover version

    recreate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the participle stem of Latin recreare'' ‘restore’, from ''re-'' ‘re-’ + ''creare ‘create’.

    Verb

    (recreat)
  • To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.
  • * Dryden
    • Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colours mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying the sight more than any.
  • * Dr H. More
    • These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent.
  • (reflexive) To enjoy or entertain oneself.
  • *, II.ii.3:
    • In Italy, though they bide in cities in winter, which is more gentlemanlike, all the summer they come abroad to their country-houses, to recreate themselves.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge
  • To take recreation.

    • Etymology 2

    From re-'' + ''create .

    Verb

    (recreat)
  • To create anew.