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(r?°kr??t"), v. t.[Pref. re- + create.] To create or form anew. On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of renforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army. Marshall. Rec"reate (rk"rt), 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. Rec"reate v. i.To take recreation. L. Addison. スポンサード リンク
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