recast

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

/ verb riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst; noun ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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verb (used with object), re·cast, re·cast·ing.

to cast again or anew.

to form, fashion, or arrange again.

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

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

noun

a recasting.

a new form produced by recasting.

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Origin of recast

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

OTHER WORDS FROM recast

re·cast·er, noun

Words nearby recast

recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor

How to use recast in a sentence

A group of New York chefs show The Daily Beast how to enliven, or wholly recast, holiday table staples.
Thanksgiving Favorites, With a Twist|Sara Sayed, The Daily Beast Video|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McEwan novels often have formally dazzling conclusions that recast the meaning of the preceding story.
Ian McEwan's New Novel Keeps Life at Arm's Length|Nick Romeo|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above all, universities are instructed to look for “opportunity for negotiation” and “opportunity to recast the questions.”
Colleges Lawyer Up Before Claire McCaskill Rape Inquiry|Emily Shire|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second point of debate goes to whether all artists borrow and recast and appropriate.
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed|Chris Francescani|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But they can recast the contours of the contest; they can meet voters where they already are.
Democrats Must Run on Obamacare in November|Robert Shrum|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the last century these were recast, and addition made to the peal, which now consists of twelve.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
I have the first six or seven chapters of St. Ives to recast entirely.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
It is an old native element recast in Roman form, and well illustrates the Roman principle of local government by devolution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
She finally succeeded in her St. Michael, though not till it had been recast seven times.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
In many instances, the application of these principles will require the rudiments of early Greek history to be recast.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

British Dictionary definitions for recast

recast

/ (riːˈkɑːst) /

verb -casts, -casting or -cast (tr)

(often foll by as) to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or characterrecast themselves as moderate and kind

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

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

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