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RECAST
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they recast ... he / she / it recasts
Past simple: recast /recasted
Past participle: recast /recasted
-ing form: recasting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cast or model anew
Example:
She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "recast" is one way to...):
make over; redo; refashion; remake (make new)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cast again
Example:
The bell cracked and had to be recast
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "recast" is one way to...):
cast; mold; mould (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cast again, in a different role
Example:
He was recast as Iago
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "recast" is one way to...):
cast (select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet)
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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