recast vs transform

recast

verb
  • To reproduce in a new form. 

  • To mould again. 

  • To cast or throw again. 

  • To assign (roles in a play or performance) to different actors. 

  • To assign (actors) to different roles. 

noun
  • An utterance translated into another grammatical form. 

  • The act or process of recasting. 

transform

verb
  • To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value. 

  • To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character. 

  • To change greatly the appearance or form of. 

  • To subject to the action of a transformer. 

  • To subject (a cell) to transformation. 

  • To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert. 

noun
  • A transform fault. 

  • An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another. 

  • A function so produced. 

How often have the words recast and transform occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )