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.