recast

/ɹiːˈkæst/

noun

  1. 1

    The act or process of recasting.

  2. 2

    An utterance translated into another grammatical form.

    Adults may use recasts to suggest corrections to mistakes in children's speech.

verb

  1. 1

    To cast or throw again.

  2. 2

    To mould again.

    The whole bell had to be recast although it had only one tiny, hardly visible crack.
  3. 3

    To reproduce in a new form.

  4. 4

    To assign (roles in a play or performance) to different actors.

  5. 5

    To assign (actors) to different roles.

    She was recast as the villain.

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