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respecify

verb

Etymology

From re- + specify.

  1. derived from specificō
  2. derived from specifier
  3. inherited from specifien
  4. prefixed as respecify — “re + specify”

Definitions

  1. To specify again

    To specify again; to alter an earlier specification

    • In the tobacco hornworm, many larval motoneurons become respecified and supply new muscles in the adult.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for respecify. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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