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

Rajab echoed the thoughts of residents, analysts and aid workers who see in Israel’s assault a larger plan to recast the camps as ordinary city neighborhoods, not refugee havens.

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“The crossword is a uniquely capacious artifact ready to absorb and recast any group’s predilections and passions into puzzle form,” he writes.

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The retelling of the first lady’s life recasts her as a petulant former cabaret performer who would rather be on stage than in the White House.

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The minor, but essential-to-the-lore character was later recast in Season 7.

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Marvel decided not to recast or digitally recreate his role for the second Black Panther film, Wakanda Forever.

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