recreate vs renew

recreate and renew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recreate	No	No	Yes	No
renew	No	No	Yes	No

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

recreate: produce or make another of
renew: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

recreate (verb)	renew (verb)
give new life or energy to	cause to appear in a new form
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind	reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
produce or make another of
make a replica of
give encouragement to
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion