recasting

re·cast

 (rē-kăst′)

tr.v. re·cast, re·cast·ing, re·casts

1. To mold again: recast a bell.

2. To set down or present (ideas, for example) in a new or different arrangement: recast a sentence.

3. To change the cast of (a play or film, for example): After bad reviews, the director recast the play before the production moved to Broadway.

4.

a. To reassign (an acting role) to a new actor: After the star performer broke an arm, the director decided to recast the lead.

b. To assign a new part to (an actor): The director recast a member of the chorus to a speaking role.

n. (rē′kăst′)

1. The act or process of recasting.

2. Something produced by recasting.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

recasting - changing a particular word or phrase rephrasing, rewording revising, rewriting - editing that involves writing something again paraphrase, paraphrasis - rewording for the purpose of clarification

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