respace

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verb

To space again, or by a different amount.

“The books were respaced on the shelf.”

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Meanings

verbrespace (third-person singular simple present respaces, present participle respacing, simple past and past participle respaced)

present singular third person respaces · participle present respacing · participle past respaced · past respaced

  1. To space again, or by a different amount.

    The books were respaced on the shelf.

    1 more example

    To enable high-speed running to be maximised on the Western specifically, some signals were re-spaced, while track realignments at seven sites between Acton, Box Tunnel and Bristol Parkway enabled line speeds to be raised.

    2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “The need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 51

Origin

From re- + space.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

respace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respace

MLA

“respace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respace.

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