creat- +

(Latin: to make, to produce, to bring forth)

The words in this creat- unit are closely related to the cresc- unit.

recreate
1. To impart fresh life into.
2. To refresh mentally or physically.
3. To engage in recreational activities rather than work; such as, to occupy oneself in some kind of diversion from routine existence.
recreation
1. An activity that refreshes and recreates.
2. An activity that renews one's health and spirits with enjoyment and relaxation.
3. The refreshment of the mind and body after work; especially, by engaging in enjoyable activities.
4. An activity that a person takes part in for pleasure or relaxation rather than as work.

Recreation should renew a person, it should recreate each of us.

recreational
1. Something which is engaged in as a pastime.
2. Done or used for pleasure or relaxation rather than work.
3. Currently a description of controlled drugs which are taken illegally.
4. Relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics.
recreative
1. Refreshing; giving a person new vigor or animation.
2. Giving relief after labor or pain; something which is amusing and diverting: "Choose sports that are recreative and healthful."
recreatively
With recreation or diversion.
recreativeness
The quality of being refreshing or diverting.
uncreate
To deprive of existence; to annihilate.
uncreated
1. Not having been created; not yet in existence.
2. Existing of itself; uncaused.
3. Deprived of existence; annihilated.
4. Not creative; such as, an uncreative imagination.
5. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; such as, God is an uncreated Being.
uncreativeness
1. A lack of creativity.
2. Noncreative thinking.