respecify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English specify English respecify From re- + specify.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| respecifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| respecified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| respecified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| respecifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |