recast

verb

re·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈkast How to pronounce recast (audio)
recast; recasting

transitive verb

: to cast again
recast a gun
recast a play
also : remodel, refashion
recasts his political image to fit the times
recast
ˈrē-ˌkast How to pronounce recast (audio)
(ˌ)rē-ˈkast
noun

Examples of recast in a Sentence

The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns. When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role. The director recast some of the actors in the play. You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer. He recast his political image to fit the times.
Recent Examples on the Web It has been beneficially recast and heavily rewritten. Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 One, recast the roles, and pray that the kids in the audience — who have by now seen every episode at least a dozen times, and memorized every intonation and cadence of both young actresses — don’t notice or care about the difference. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 In recent days, defense lawyers for Trump and his adult sons have attempted to recast Weisselberg's guilty plea as an act of legal coercion, rather than an acknowledgement of wrongdoing. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024 With Variety, creator Kirkman explains how those Marvel and DC cameos came to be, recasting Ezra Miller‘s voice role from Season 1, what to expect in Season 3 and more. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024 The actress and dancer, who had previously worked with head choreographer Ortega on Xanadu, plays the role after Kelly Bishop was recast as Marjorie Houseman. EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024 Prompt it to rephrase your work for a non-English speaker, or to recast it for someone without expertise. Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 Speaking of Cecil, his story is intertwined with D.A. Sinclair, who was voiced by Ezra Miller in Season 1 and recast in Season 2. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024 But as the war in Ukraine recasts life in Russia and intensifies a clash with the West, the election victory orchestrated by the Kremlin is also a sign of fragility. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of recast was in 1625

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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

recast

verb
re·​cast (ˈ)rē-ˈkast How to pronounce recast (audio)
recast; recasting
1
: to cast again
recast a cannon
recast a play
2
: to change around : revise, remodel
recast a sentence to make it clearer

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