resample

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verb

To sample again; to repeat sampling

“The initial results were inconclusive, so we resampled the tap water.”

OriginEnglish sample ← Middle English saumple ← Old French essainple →
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Meanings

verbresample (third-person singular simple present resamples, present participle resampling, simple past and past participle resampled)

present singular third person resamples · participle present resampling · participle past resampled · past resampled

  1. To sample again; to repeat sampling

    The initial results were inconclusive, so we resampled the tap water.

  2. computingTo change the sample rate or dimensions of digital imagery or audio

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  12. Proto-Italic*emō
  13. Latinemō
  14. Latineximō
  15. Latinexemplum
  16. Old Frenchessainple
  17. Middle Englishsaumple
  18. Englishsample
  19. Englishresample

From re- + sample.

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APA

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MLA

“resample.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resample. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resample,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resample.

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