recreate vs create mentally

recreate and create mentally both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recreate	No	No	Yes	No
create mentally	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, create mentally is a hypernym of recreate; that is, create mentally is a word with a broader meaning than recreate:

recreate: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
create mentally: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

Other hypernyms of recreate include create by mental act.

recreate (verb)	create mentally (verb)
give new life or energy to	create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
produce or make another of
make a replica of
give encouragement to
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion