Meanings
verbrespecify (third-person singular simple present respecifies, present participle respecifying, simple past and past participle respecified)
present singular third person respecifies · participle present respecifying · participle past respecified · past respecified
- To specify again; to alter an earlier specification
In the tobacco hornworm, many larval motoneurons become respecified and supply new muscles in the adult.
1976, J.W. Truman, S.E. Reiss, “Dendritic reorganization of an identified motoneuron during metamorphosis of the tobacco hornworm moth”, in Science, volume 192, number 4238
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishspecify
- Englishrespecify
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APA
respecify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respecify
MLA
“respecify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respecify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respecify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respecify.
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