recast.
To cast or throw again.
Meaning & usage
To cast or throw again.
To mould again.
The whole bell had to be recast although it had only one tiny, hardly visible crack.
To reproduce in a new form.
To assign (roles in a play or performance) to different actors.
To assign (actors) to different roles.
She was recast as the villain.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English recast From re- + cast.
The act or process of recasting.
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Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English recast From re- + cast.
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