recast
/ɹiːˈkæst/
noun
- 1
The act or process of recasting.
- 2
An utterance translated into another grammatical form.
“Adults may use recasts to suggest corrections to mistakes in children's speech.”
verb
- 1
To cast or throw again.
- 2
To mould again.
“The whole bell had to be recast although it had only one tiny, hardly visible crack.”
- 3
To reproduce in a new form.
- 4
To assign (roles in a play or performance) to different actors.
- 5
To assign (actors) to different roles.
“She was recast as the villain.”
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