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resize¹

verb resizes · resizing · resized

  1. transitive To alter the size of something.
  2. intransitive To change in size.

noun resizes

  1. An operation that changes the size of something.

resize²

verb resizes · resizing · resized

  1. transitive To size (apply glue or other primer to a surface) again. If the chemicals are too strong, or the sheets remain too long in the bath, or are not thoroughly cleansed from the bleach before they are re-sized, the certain seeds of decay are planted in the paper, and [...] in the course of a few years the enemy will appear, the fibre will decay, and the existe

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verb alter the size of something

Españolcambiar de tamaño, redimensionar, reescalar
Françaisredimensionner

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"resize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/resize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{resize_2026,
  title = {resize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}