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recast

[ verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun 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

/ ːˈɑː /

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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recast1

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast
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Conservationists pushed to preserve Point Reyes, worried it would be recast as yet another coastal resort, with hotels and arcades marching along the shoreline.

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The amnesia conceit allows the film to highlight its artificiality: painted backdrops, stages that recede into blackness, supporting players recast in multiple roles.

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The play, which radically recasts the fraternal relationship, developed far beyond its originating impetus.

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Hegseth is deep in that world, and not just because he wants to recast Confederate generals as heroes instead of villains.

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Among Season 2’s changes, the role of Pete Plenty Clouds has been recast following the death of Cole Brings Plenty, who played a sheep herder in the first season.

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