English → Latin
“recast” in Latin
recoquōto recook etc.fingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough); to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle; to adorn, dress, arrangefōrmōto shape, form, fashion, formatcommūtōto change or alter entirely; modify, correct, reform, transform; to decay, spoil, rot; to exchange something with anotheimmūtōto change, alter, transformnovōto make new, renew, refresh; to alter, changeretractōto undertake again; to withdraw, refuse, decline; to retract
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recast
PROP., recoquere: con flare (to melt it down).
ImPROP., totum denuo fingere; fingere, or formare, in aliud: rescribere et corrigere: crebris locis inculcare et reficere (to introduce many changes, etc., in a writing, book, etc.): commutare: immutare: novare: to recast a work, retractare (☞ not denuo elaborare). I send you the work recast, idem (opus, etc.) mitto ad te retractatius (Cic., Att., 6, 16, 3). You will perceive that this has been entirely recast, haec quasi nova rursus et rescripta cognosces.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recast?
- The usual Latin words for “recast” are recoquō, fingō, fōrmō; also commūtō, immūtō, novō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.