recast
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.