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[ verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst ] / verb riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst; noun ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recast ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nouna recasting. a new form produced by recasting. Origin of recastFirst recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast OTHER WORDS FROM recastre·cast·er, nounWords nearby recastrecapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recastMcEwan 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
But really it told a rich history, recast and simplified into a series of icons and absurdities. Sorry Putin, the Sochi Opening Ceremony Was Totally Gay|Tim Teeman|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was recast, however, and two others of the same size were also cast. The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley Of that state of mind, of any fear of consequences whatever, there is not a trace throughout the recast of his pamphlet. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson The Gnostic recast Lipsius dates about the middle of the 3rd century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various But still the whole system, though heated in the furnace of Dravidian emotion, has not been recast in a new mould. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot Edith was the sparkling diamond that gave it its setting, Star was the rough jewel come to be recast. Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar
British Dictionary definitions for recast
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) 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 Words related to recastrepair, tweak, vary, adjust, adapt, rework, correct, revise, customize, reshape, rejuvenate, fix, overhaul, restore, regenerate, rebuild, recreate, revamp, remodel, renovate |