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 [v. ree-kast, -kahst; n. ree-kast, -kahst]  

re·cast

   [v. ree-kast, -kahst; n. ree-kast, -kahst] verb, -cast, -cast·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to cast again or anew.
2.
to form, fashion, or arrange again.
3.
to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.).
4.
to supply (a theater or opera work) with a new cast.
noun
5.
a recasting.
6.
a new form produced by recasting.

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Origin:
1890–95; re- + cast

Related forms
re·cast·er, noun
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recast (riːˈkɑːst)
 
—vb , -casts, -casting, -cast
1.  (often foll by as) to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or character: recast themselves as moderate and kind
2.  (often foll by as) to cast (an actor or actress) again or in a different part
3.  to cast new actors or actresses for a production of (a play, film, etc)

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