remake
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make again or anew.
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Movies. to film again, as a picture or screenplay.
noun
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Movies. a more recent version of an older film.
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anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt.
The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.
noun
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something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film
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the act of making again or anew
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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remakesimple
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remakessimple
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have remadeperfect
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has remadeperfect
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are remakingprogressive
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am remakingprogressive
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is remakingprogressive
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have been remakingperfect progressive
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has been remakingperfect progressive
Past
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remadesimple
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had remadeperfect
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was remakingprogressive
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were remakingprogressive
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had been remakingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remake
Example Sentences
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He heads the Broward County Solid Waste Authority, formed in 2023 to remake how the Sunshine State’s second-most-populous county handles recycling.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Doubtless he’ll have thoughts on A24’s upcoming remake, which will be helmed by Michaela Coel and one of Elon Musk’s lawyers.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Antosca was a fan of both the original 1962 “Cape Fear” starring Robert Mitchum and Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake starring Robert De Niro.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For instance, they hired the feisty and youthful Ms. Weiss to remake CBS News.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The residents immediately became squatters, scrambling up the steep hillsides to remake their homes and farms on land they didn’t own.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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