Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Recreate

Recreate (rk"r*t) , transitive verb

[Latin recreatus, past participle 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

Recreate , intransitive verb

To take recreation. — L. Addison