remake
remake Lexical Profile
remake Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A film, television series, song, or video game that is a newly produced version of one made previously.
"The modern remake of the classic thriller featured updated visual effects and a contemporary setting."
• verb
To produce a new version of a previously released film, television show, song, or video game.
"The studio plans to remake the foreign drama for an international audience next year."
To make something again or differently, or to alter and transform its structure or character.
"She decided to remake the bed with fresh linen before the guests arrived."
• Rhymes for remake
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English during the early 17th century from the prefix 're-' (again) and the verb 'make' (from Old English 'macian'). The noun sense referring specifically to a new production of an earlier film emerged in the 1930s.
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