English → Latin
“recreate” in Latin
recreōto create again or anew, restore, recreate; to revive, refresh, invigoraterelaxōto stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen, open; slacken; abate; to slacken, ease, alleviate, mitigate; cheer up, erespīrōto blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale; to take breath; to breathe, respire; to fetch one's breath again, recovremittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign,
The English word recreate itself goes back to Latin creō, through recreō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recreate
recreare, relaxare: to recreate one’s self, vires reficere; requiem quaerere: respirare (to take breath again, Cic., Fin., 4, 23, 64): se remittere: remitti: animum remittere or relaxare: requiescere curamque animi remittere (after long-continued mental exertion): se reficere: se recreare: refici: recreari (to get fresh strength, after labor, an illness, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recreate?
- The usual Latin words for “recreate” are recreō, relaxō, respīrō; also remittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.