rescale

American  

[ree-skeyl] / riˈskeɪl /

verb (used with object)

rescaled, rescaling

1. to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest.

   to rescale a budget.

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Etymology

Origin of rescale

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + scale ³

Example Sentences

“If the economy doesn’t rescale, the demand from the hospitality industry will be down, but the charitable need will be up,” Ms. Vatske said.

From New York Times • May 14, 2020

The Portuguese eventually went public in suggesting this group of players may have overachieved last season, largely courtesy of his own input, given how many were finding it hard to rescale those heights.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2016

Logarithmic functions can help rescale large quantities and are particularly helpful for rewriting complicated expressions.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

The friends get out, get dressed, and rescale the fence, only to discover that Dan is no longer with them.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2015

Then only was the opportunity theirs to rescale a sky that was reserved for prelates and rajahs.

From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar