Antonyms for re-casting


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst
Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst; noun ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst


Definition of re-casting

Origin :
  • c.1600, from re- + cast (v.). Of literary works and other writing, from 1790. Theater sense is from 1951.
  • As in modify : verb alter, change
  • As in reconstruct : verb reorganize, build up
  • As in remodel : verb reconstruct
  • As in repeat : verb duplicate, do again
  • As in rephrase : verb say in another way
  • As in revise : verb correct, edit
  • As in revolutionize : verb transform
  • As in rewrite : verb revise
  • As in restate : verb repeat
  • As in alter : verb change
Example sentences :
  • But melting down and re-casting—these are the real triumphs of their art.
  • Extract from : « Primitive Man » by Louis Figuier
  • When the pig iron is to be used for re-casting, every effort ought to be used to obtain it of the deepest possible colour.
  • Extract from : « The American Quarterly Review » by Various
  • But in the last two centuries such expressions of gratitude for subscriptions to casting or re-casting are common enough.
  • Extract from : « Curious Church Customs » by Various
  • The supreme interest of the re-casting of Italy arises from the new spectacle of a nation made one not by conquest but by consent.
  • Extract from : « The Liberation of Italy » by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
  • Witness the incessant remaking or re-casting of the books of the preceding generation!
  • Extract from : « Four American Leaders » by Charles William Eliot
  • She kept her eyes on her work, as if re-casting that first year upon her busy needles.
  • Extract from : « Married Life » by May Edginton

Synonyms for re-casting

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