recast

[ verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst ]

verb (used with object)

, re·cast, re·cast·ing.

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

/ 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)

Other Words From

• re·caster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recast¹

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

Example Sentences

And Leon has recast Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” and made it a reflection of today’s multicultural America.

From Los Angeles Times

He has worked to downplay the riot's significance and recast the hundreds of supporters who were convicted as political prisoners.

From BBC

Temperton renamed it Thriller and recast it with a spooky theme.

From BBC

It is a nation, a polity recast in his time and split pretty much down the middle on its constitutional future.

From BBC

When it was suggested her character could be recast, she joked: "They better not, I'd burn the studio down."

From BBC

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