recast

recast
recast (v.) c.1600, from RE- (Cf. re-) + CAST (Cf. cast) (v.). Of literary works and other writing, from 1790. Theater sense is from 1951.

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  • Recast — Re*cast (r[=e]*k[.a]st ), v. t. 1. To throw again. Florio. [1913 Webster] 2. To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play. [1913 Webster] 3. To compute, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recast — [rē kast′, rēkäst′; ] for n. [ rē′kast΄, rē′käst΄] vt. recast, recasting 1. to cast again or anew 2. to improve the form of by redoing; reconstruct [to recast a sentence] 3. to calculate or count again 4. a) …   English World dictionary

  • recast — ► VERB (past and past part. recast) 1) cast (metal) again or differently. 2) present in a different form or style. 3) allocate roles in (a play or film) to different actors …   English terms dictionary

  • recast — index alter, change, convert (change use), modify (alter), reconstruct, recreate, reform (noun), reform …   Law dictionary

  • recast — [[t]ri͟ːkɑ͟ːst, kæ̱st[/t]] recasts, recasting (The form recast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you recast something, you change it by organizing it in a different way. [V n] The shake up aims to …   English dictionary

  • recast — UK [riːˈkɑːst] / US [ˌrɪˈkæst] verb [transitive] Word forms recast : present tense I/you/we/they recast he/she/it recasts present participle recasting past tense recast past participle recast 1) to change the way that someone or something is or… …   English dictionary

  • recast — transitive verb ( cast; casting) Date: 1603 to cast again < recast a gun > < recast a play >; also remodel, refashion < recasts his political image to fit the times > • recast noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • recast — 1. verb /riːˈkɑːst,riːˈkæst/ a) To cast or throw again. the Roman gentlemen armed at all assayes, in the middest of their running race, would cast and recast themselves from one to another horse. b) To mould again. The whole bell had to be recast …   Wiktionary

  • recast — re|cast [ˌri:ˈka:st US ˈkæst] v past tense and past participle recast [T] 1.) to give something a new shape or a new form of organization ▪ an attempt to recast the statement in less formal language 2.) to give parts in a play or film to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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