recreate vs back up

recreate and back up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recreate	No	No	Yes	No
back up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, back up is a hyponym of recreate; that is, back up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recreate:

recreate: make a replica of
back up: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy

Other hyponyms of recreate include manifold, multiply, imitate, trace, hectograph, clone, mimeo, mimeograph, roneo.

recreate (verb)	back up (verb)
give new life or energy to	establish as valid or genuine
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind	become or cause to become obstructed
produce or make another of	make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
make a replica of	move backwards from a certain position
give encouragement to	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion