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recast

American  
[ree-kast, -kahst, ree-kast, -kahst] / riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

verb (used with object)

recast, recasting

  1. to cast again or anew.

  2. to form, fashion, or arrange again.

  3. to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.).

  4. to supply (a theater or opera work) with a new cast.

noun

  1. a recasting.

  2. a new form produced by recasting.

recast British  
/ riːˈkɑːst /

verb

  1. (often foll by as) to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or character

    recast themselves as moderate and kind

  2. (often foll by as) to cast (an actor or actress) again or in a different part

  3. to cast new actors or actresses for a production of (a play, film, etc)

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Other Word Forms

  • recaster noun

Etymology

Origin of recast

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

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