respell

[ ree-spel ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to spell again or anew.

Origin of respell

1
First recorded in 1800–10; re- + spell1

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How to use respell in a sentence

  • See that every child owns, if possible, one of the new dictionaries, in which unphonetic words are respelled phonetically.

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