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verb (past and past participle typecast)
[with object] (usually be typecast) assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles:he tends to be typecast as the caring, intelligent male represent or regard (a person or their role) as a stereotype:people are not as likely to be typecast by their accents as they once were