"respell" meaning in English

See respell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: respells [present, singular, third-person], respelling [participle, present], respelled [participle, past], respelled [past], respelt [participle, past], respelt [past]
Etymology: 1806, re- + spell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|spell}} re- + spell Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=respelt}} respell (third-person singular simple present respells, present participle respelling, simple past and past participle respelled or respelt)
  1. (transitive) To spell again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-respell-en-verb-cfTjInI9
  2. (transitive) To spell again.
    (transitive) To spell differently, especially according to pronunciation, or by a phonetic system.
    Tags: transitive Translations (Translations): réépeler (French), regrafar [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-respell-en-verb-6WuD4pHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: respelled, respelling, respelt

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To spell again."
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        "(transitive) To spell again.",
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      "word": "réépeler"
    },
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