remake
verb [T] /ˌriːˈmeɪk/ (remade, remade)Definition
› to make a new film that has a story and title similar to an old one: The French film 'Trois Hommes et un Couffin' was remade in Hollywood as 'Three Men and a Baby'.Cinema - general words remake /ˈriː.meɪk/ noun [C] › Do you prefer the remake of 'King Kong' to the original?Cinema - general words
(Definition of remake verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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