recast

verb

re·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈkast How to pronounce recast (audio)
recast; recasting
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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 How to pronounce recast (audio)
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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.
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Starting with the second film, The Lost World, a theme emerged in which dinosaurs were recast as victims who needed protecting from evil humans. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 On paper, a family of owners was recast as defendants, forced to prove its belonging through years of court appearances, changing attorneys and threats of eviction. — Landon Dais, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Collected crayons eventually will be brought to The Crayon Initiative to be recast into new crayons sent to children in hospitals across the country. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The new edition recasts all 10 songs from the original through a more intimate lens, with Carlile returning to Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to co-produce four tracks with the National’s Aaron Dessner. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recast

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

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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