[{"word":"recast","phonetic":"/ɹiːˈkæst/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɹiːˈkæst/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act or process of recasting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An utterance translated into another grammatical form.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Adults may use recasts to suggest corrections to mistakes in children's speech."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cast or throw again.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mould again.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The whole bell had to be recast although it had only one tiny, hardly visible crack."},{"definition":"To reproduce in a new form.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To assign (roles in a play or performance) to different actors.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To assign (actors) to different roles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She was recast as the villain."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recast"]}]