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recast
verb re·cast \(ˌ)rē-ˈkast\
: to change the actors in (a play, movie, or television show)
: to give a new role to (an actor)
: to present (something) in a different way
re·castre·cast·ing
Full Definition of RECAST
transitive verb
: to cast again <recast a gun> <recast a play>; also : remodel, refashion <recasts his political image to fit the times>
— re·cast \ˈrē-ˌkast, (ˌ)rē-ˈ\ noun
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First Known Use of RECAST
1603
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Rhymes with RECAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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