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recasting

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 K AE1 S T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The casting of something into a different form; a transformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The adjustment of a loan that would otherwise be defaulted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of recast

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

changing a particular word or phrase

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rewording, rephrasing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rewriting, revising

Narrower terms: paraphrase, paraphrasis

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: refundición — Translations
  • Spanish: recomposición — Translations
  • Spanish: reestructuración — Translations
  • Spanish: reformulación — Translations
  • Spanish: reelaboración — Translations
Real reading context

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