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respell en · VERB

Etymology

1806, re- + spell.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To spell again.
    • A child is learning to spell, but no special pains are taken to make him respell, and respell, until spelled aright, every misspelled word. 1864, Henry Barnard, editor, The American Journal of Education, volume 14, Hartford: H. Barnard, page 293:
  2. (transitive) To spell again. ▸ To spell differently, especially according to pronunciation, or by a phonetic system.
    • It may be hardly necessary to respell most of the words of this class in order to give their pronunciation, as, in their common orthography, they are naturally pronounced correctly, with the appropriate sound of the g. 1860, Joseph Emerson Worcester, A comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Swan, Brewer, and Tileston, page 19:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
respelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respelt Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respelt Tense=Past lexicographic
respelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respelled Tense=Past lexicographic
respells Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

respelled · respelling · respelt · respeller

Translations (4)

pt regrafar (Translations) · es regrafiar (Translations) · fr réépeler (Translations) · es redeletrear (Translations)