"respec" meaning in English

See respec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-respec.ogg Forms: respecs [present, singular, third-person], respeccing [participle, present], respecced [participle, past], respecced [past]
Etymology: Clipping of respecialize. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|respecialize}} Clipping of respecialize Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} respec (third-person singular simple present respecs, present participle respeccing, simple past and past participle respecced)
  1. (video games, slang) To reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-respec-en-verb-ZV94t45s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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        "(video games, slang) To reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization."
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