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Definition of typecast verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

typecast

verb

NAmE//ˈtaɪpkæst//

[usually passive] typecast somebody (as something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they typecast

he / she / it typecasts

past simple typecast

-ing form typecasting

if an actor is typecast, he or she is always given the same kind of character to play She didn't want to be typecast as a dumb blonde.

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