recast

(noun, verb)

noun

1. The act or process of recasting.

2. (linguistics) An utterance translated into another grammatical form.

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

verb

1. cast again, in a different role

- He was recast as Iago

Definition categories: creation, cast

2. cast again

- The bell cracked and had to be recast

Similar word(s): remold, remould

Definition categories: creation, cast, mold, mould

3. cast or model anew

- She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state

Similar word(s): reforge, remodel

Definition categories: creation, redo, refashion, remake

Sentences with recast as a verb:

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