recast
Americanverb
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(often foll by as) to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or character
recast themselves as moderate and kind
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(often foll by as) to cast (an actor or actress) again or in a different part
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to cast new actors or actresses for a production of (a play, film, etc)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of recast
Explanation
"Let's start over." That's what someone might say when he or she needs to recast something, meaning "to make major changes that make something seem very different or even brand new." When you recast something, you aren’t just improving it slightly — something that is recast typically involves significant changes to the original. As it applies to actors' parts in a movie, television show, or play, to recast a part means finding a different actor to play it. When you recast a metal item, like a piece of jewelry, the item is melted down completely and then remade in a new form. When teachers get blank stares from students, they recast their questions to make them less confusing.
Example Sentences
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Recast in vivid color, the frontispiece is enlarged to life-size scale, swapping out a generic female face for a specific one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022
The Amazon Fire Recast is a solid option.
From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2022
And the Recast isn’t a set-top box itself.
From The Verge • Sep. 26, 2018
Sticking with the living room, Amazon also debuted a companion DVR, the Fire TV Recast, for watching, recording, and replaying TV.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2018
Recast or modernize Paper XIV on Labour and Exercise in such a way as to adapt its argument to the support of school and college athletics.
From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes
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