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recast

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

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verb (used with object)

recast, recasting.

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.

recast

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verb

often foll by as to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or character
recast 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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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recast¹

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

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These colliding forces recast the region into what it is today: dizzyingly diverse and deeply intertwined — economically and culturally — with places around the globe.

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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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