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remaking

remaking is the present participle and gerund of remake.

Meaning of remake

Verb

remake (third-person singular simple present remakes, present participle remaking, simple past and past participle remade)

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

See all 4 meanings of remake

Noun

remaking (plural remakings)

  1. Re-creation; reconstruction.
    • Christian 'incursions', the attempted remakings of the world to conform to the Gospel, stand themselves in perpetual danger of being or becoming also remakings of the Gospel to fit the world.2005, David Martin, On Secularization: Towards a Revised General Theory, page x
    • If one then turns to the logic of remaking and sequelization/prequelization, it is hardly disputable that it tends to be dictated by marketing ploys, commercial opportunism or production pressures.2012, Philippe Met, “The Iceman Cometh (To A Theater Near You): Michael Haneke's Glaciation Trilogy”, in Claire Perkins, Constantine Verevis, editors, Film Trilogies: New Critical Approaches...

Synonyms of remaking

Forms of remaking

pluralremakings

Questions about remaking

What does remaking mean?
Remaking means re-creation; reconstruction.
What is remaking the present participle and gerund of?
Remaking is the present participle and gerund of remake.
What part of speech is remaking?
Remaking is a noun.
What is the plural of remaking?
The plural of remaking is remakings.

Words near remaking in the dictionary

  1. remake
  2. remakeable
  3. remaker
  4. remakers
  5. remakes
  6. remaking
  7. remakings
  8. Remaley
  9. Remaleys
  10. reman
  11. remanage

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