"respecify" meaning in All languages combined

See respecify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: respecifies [present, singular, third-person], respecifying [participle, present], respecified [participle, past], respecified [past]
Etymology: re- + specify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|specify}} re- + specify Head templates: {{en-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 Derived forms: respecification Related terms: specify, despecify, respec
    Sense id: en-respecify-en-verb-wZVkL75R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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