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respecify

respecify verb: to specify again; to alter an earlier specification.

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

Forms of respecify

third-person singular presentrespecifies
present participlerespecifying
past participlerespecified
pastrespecified

Origin of respecify

From re- + specify.

Words formed from respecify

Questions about respecify

What does respecify mean?
Respecify means to specify again; to alter an earlier specification.
What part of speech is respecify?
Respecify is a verb.
What is the past tense of respecify?
The past tense of respecify is respecified.

Words near respecify in the dictionary

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

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