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respecifying

respecifying is the present participle and gerund 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 respecifying

What is respecifying the present participle and gerund of?
Respecifying is the present participle and gerund of respecify.

Words near respecifying in the dictionary

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

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