Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb recreate

4 senses of recreate

Sense 1
animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify -- (give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health")
       => stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up -- (cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate")

Sense 2
play, recreate -- (engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike")

Sense 3
cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden -- (give encouragement to)
       => encourage -- (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

Sense 4
recreate -- (create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")