Definitions
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
cover orsurround bycasting (something) about. - verb intransitive, obsolete To
cast about ;plan ;plot ;contrive .
Etymologies
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From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen ("to contrive, try"). More at costen.
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Examples
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Bob, you’re talking about determination of responsibility after the fact, when a person is blinded and blame might becast.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Stalking Victims’ Duty to Warn Employees, Lovers, Visitors, and Others? 2010
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Bob, you’re talking about determination of responsibility after the fact, when a person is blinded and blame might becast.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Stalking Victims’ Duty to Warn Employees, Lovers, Visitors, and Others? 2010
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