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Definition of typecast verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

typecast

verb
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːst/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæst/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they typecast
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːst/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæst/
he / she / it typecasts
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːsts/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæsts/
past simple typecast
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːst/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæst/
past participle typecast
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːst/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæst/
-ing form typecasting
 
/ˈtaɪpkɑːstɪŋ/
 
/ˈtaɪpkæstɪŋ/
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  1. typecast somebody (as something) if an actor is typecast, they are always given the same kind of character to play
    • I didn't want to be typecast as a sensitive intellectual.
    Topics Film and theatrec2
See typecast in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adjective
 
 
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