recreate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

verb give new life or energy to
verb engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
verb give encouragement to

From Middle English recreate, from the participle stem of Latin recreāre (“to restore”), from re- (“re-”) + creāre (“to create”).

She would recreate them in plays! — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
In so brief a space he had recreated himself. — The Scouts of the Valley, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
After that, I hope to be able to recreate my creative faculty. — De Profundis, Oscar Wilde

animate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

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