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recast

re·cast
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst]
    • /verb riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst; noun ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
    • /ˌriːˈkɑːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst]
    • /verb riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst; noun ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/

Definitions of recast word

  • verb with object recast to cast again or anew. 1
  • verb with object recast to form, fashion, or arrange again. 1
  • verb with object recast to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.). 1
  • verb with object recast to supply (a theater or opera work) with a new cast. 1
  • noun recast a recasting. 1
  • noun recast a new form produced by recasting. 1

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Origin of recast

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; re- + cast

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Parts of speech for Recast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recast popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

recast usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recast

verb recast

  • alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
  • clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.

adj recast

adjective recast

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