Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), 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.

Recreate \Rec"re*ate\, v. i.
   To take recreation. --L. Addison.

Source : WordNet®

recreate
     v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me";
          "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment
          repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {reanimate}, {revive},
           {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]
     2: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy
        oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The
        students all recreate alike" [syn: {play}]
     3: give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {hearten}, {embolden}]
        [ant: {dishearten}]
     4: create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with
        her stage setting"