recase

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verb

To repair (a book) by replacing the case.

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Meanings

verbrecase (third-person singular simple present recases, present participle recasing, simple past and past participle recased)

present singular third person recases · participle present recasing · participle past recased · past recased

  1. transitiveTo repair (a book) by replacing the case.
  2. transitiveTo change (text) from upper case to lower case, or vice versa.

Origin

From re- + case.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

creaseCesareceaserSarceesearce
Cite this entry
APA

recase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recase

MLA

“recase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recase.

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