Meanings
resize1
present singular third person resizes · participle present resizing · participle past resized · past resized
- transitiveTo alter the size of something.
- intransitiveTo change in size.
resize2
present singular third person resizes · participle present resizing · participle past resized · past resized
- transitiveTo size (apply glue or other primer to a surface) again.
1 more example
If the chemicals are too strong, or the sheets remain too long in the bath, or are not thoroughly cleansed from the bleach before they are re-sized, the certain seeds of decay are planted in the paper, and [...] in the course of a few years the enemy will appear, the fibre will decay, and the existence of the books will terminate in a state of white tinder.
1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 93
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
resize · verb, noun
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishsize
- Englishresize
resize · verb
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishsize
- Englishresize
Translations
Bulgarian преоразмерявам
- преоразмерявам (preorazmerjavam)alter the size of something
Czech změnit velikost
- změnit velikostalter the size of something
Dutch afmeting veranderen
- afmeting veranderenalter the size of something
Estonian mõõtmeid muutma
- mõõtmeid muutmaalter the size of something
Finnish muuttaa kokoa
- muuttaa kokoaalter the size of something
French redimensionner
- redimensionneralter the size of something
Spanish cambiar de tamaño, redimensionar
- cambiar de tamañoalter the size of something
- redimensionaralter the size of something
- reescalaralter the size of something
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
resize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resize
“resize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resize.
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