recast

[ree-kast, -kahst, ree-kast, -kahst]

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

/ 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 Word Forms

• recaster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recast¹

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

Example Sentences

Its proponents want to recast it as “help” that kids seek out themselves.

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“The defendant tries to recast decades of abuse as simply the function of mutually toxic relationships,” the prosecutors wrote.

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"The defendant tries to recast decades of abuse as simply the function of mutually toxic relationships," prosecutors wrote in a 29 September filing.

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The prime minister could have simply found a replacement for her as deputy prime minister and housing secretary, but instead, he has recast his government in a far bigger way.

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His first jackets for women were designs he created for men and then recast in a woman’s proportions.

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