"recase" meaning in English

See recase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recases [present, singular, third-person], recasing [participle, present], recased [participle, past], recased [past]
Etymology: From re- + case. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|case}} re- + case Head templates: {{en-verb}} recase (third-person singular simple present recases, present participle recasing, simple past and past participle recased)
  1. (transitive) To repair (a book) by replacing the case. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-recase-en-verb-D0Y4L5eQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51
  2. (transitive) To change (text) from upper case to lower case, or vice versa. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-recase-en-verb-a1xhPPiR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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        "To repair (a book) by replacing the case."
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        "(transitive) To repair (a book) by replacing the case."
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