respace

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ space.

Verb

respace (third-person singular simple present respaces, present participle respacing, simple past and past participle respaced)

1. To space again, or by a different amount.

   The books were respaced on the shelf.

   • 2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “The need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 51:

     To enable high-speed running to be maximised on the Western specifically, some signals were re-spaced, while track realignments at seven sites between Acton, Box Tunnel and Bristol Parkway enabled line speeds to be raised.

Anagrams

• caprese, escaper, pearces, percase, repaces