Recast Meaning
/ɹiːˈkɑːst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo cast or throw again.
verbTo mould again.
Sentence Examples
Yanni recast his rod.
The election may recast how Japan views itself and its relations with the international community.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The director decided to ____ the lead role with a different actor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The director decided to ____ the lead role after the original actor withdrew from the production.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English recast From re- + cast.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"the Roman gentlemen armed at all assayes, in the middest of their running-race, would cast and recast themselves from one to another horse."
— 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 47, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
"Our conception of the world rises in us as our intellect recasts [translating umgiesst] the impressions it receives from without into the forms of time, space, and causality."
— 1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford, published 2008, page 33:
"ScotRail is seeking the views of the public before recasting its Edinburgh/Perth/Dundee passenger timetable in 2025, once the reopened Levenmouth line has bedded in."
— 2023 October 4, “Network News: Fife services in line for boost after Levenmouth opening?”, in RAIL, number 993, page 8:
"According to As the World Turns producer, Michael Laibson, the decision was made to recast the role, because the producers and writers felt it would annoy the audience to have Betsy discontinued so soon after her long-delayed marriage […]"
— 2002, Robert C. Allen, To Be Continued...: Soap Operas Around the World, Routledge, →ISBN, page 153:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The director decided to ____ the lead role with a different actor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The director decided to ____ the lead role after the original actor withdrew from the production.