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.
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Since the allegations surfaced, he has been dropped from major projects, including Netflix's House of Cards and Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World, in which his role was famously recast with Christopher Plummer. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 The character was recast 36 years later, and Kim Delaney took over the role in October 2020, but departed in June 2021. Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 The track showed how electronic instruments such as the synthesizer and drum machine could recast traditional rhythmic patterns into something entirely new. Joycelyn Wilson, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025 San Martin, born in Spain but raised in Montana, originated the role of Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, appearing on the soap in 2011 before it was recast in 2016. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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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