remake

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remake

  • /ˌɹiːˈmeɪk/ UK
  • /ɹiˈmeɪk/ US
  • /ˈɹiːmeɪk/ UK
  • /ˈɹiˌmeɪk/ US

Rhymes with -eɪk, -iːmeɪk

verb remakes · remaking · remade

  1. transitive To make again. You'll need to remake that cake, as it's completely burned.

    Similar: re-create, redo

  2. transitive To make a new, especially updated, version of (a film, video game, etc.). The director wanted to remake some of his favourite films from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

noun remakes

  1. A new version of something.

    Similar: reboot, re-creation

  2. A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. I haven't seen the original film, but the remake was great.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: refashion, redo, make over, reconstruct, rebuild, re-establish, remold, regenerate, restore, regain, recreate, retrace, transform, version, re-do, newmake

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verb to make again

Españolrehacer
Portuguêsrefazer
Françaisrefaire
Italianorifare
Русскийде́лать за́ново délatʹ zánovo, переде́лывать peredélyvatʹ

noun new version of film

한국어리메이크 rimeikeu
日本語リメイク rimeiku
中文重製 /重制 chóngzhì, 重置 chóngzhì
Portuguêsremake, refilmagem
Françaisremake, reprise
DeutschRemake, Neuverfilmung
Italianoremake
Ελληνικάριμέικ riméik
Русскийриме́йк rimɛ́jk

noun new version of something

Españolnueva versión, versión nueva, remake, rehacimiento
Françaiscopie, remake
Русскийперерабо́тка pererabótka

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@misc{remake_2026,
  title = {remake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}