renew vs recreate

renew and recreate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of renew include re-create.

renew (verb)	recreate (verb)
cause to appear in a new form	give new life or energy to
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new	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