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 Rec·re·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recreated p. pr. & vb. n. Recreating.]  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.