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respecifies

respecifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 respecifies

What is respecifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Respecifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of respecify.

Words near respecifies in the dictionary

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

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