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respecified

respecified is the simple past and past participle of respecify.

Meaning of respecify

Verb

respecify (third-person singular simple present respecifies, present participle respecifying, simple past and past participle respecified)

  1. To specify again; to alter an earlier specification
    • In the tobacco hornworm, many larval motoneurons become respecified and supply new muscles in the adult.1976, J.W. Truman, S.E. Reiss, “Dendritic reorganization of an identified motoneuron during metamorphosis of the tobacco hornworm moth”, in Science, volume 192, number 4238

Questions about respecified

What is respecified the simple past and past participle of?
Respecified is the simple past and past participle of respecify.

Words near respecified in the dictionary

  1. respecialized
  2. respecializes
  3. respecializing
  4. respecification
  5. respecifications
  6. respecified
  7. respecifies
  8. respecify
  9. respecifying
  10. respeck
  11. respecked

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