remake
noun
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L326605 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to make again
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈmeɪk/ / /ˈɹiːmeɪk/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English make English remake From re- + make.
- A new version of something.
- A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.
“I haven't seen the original film, but the remake was great.”
“The thing I like most about the Total Recall remake is the—I have to presume ironic—name of its production company. The first words that appear on screen are “Original Film”.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English make English remake From re- + make.
- To make again.
“You'll need to remake that cake, as it's completely burned.”
- 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.”
“Fritz Lang in Hollywood has remade the French "La Bête Humaine" story, setting the drama, a little coldly, among the great hooting diesels of the Middle West routes, […].”