resize

verb

re·​size (ˌ)rē-ˈsīz How to pronounce resize (audio)
resized; resizing

transitive verb

: to make (something) a different size
took her ring to be resized
spent the morning resizing images for the website

Examples of resize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This helps users find apps that resize well, aren't letterboxed, and support both portrait and landscape orientations. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023 This man somehow made it across Second St. despite a brief stop to resize some windows. Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024 Users can open any number of virtual windows, resize and move them around in space, and combine them with a real-world Mac display. Kevin Roose, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024 Here’s a closer look at what Google announced and some of the standout new AI features: ‘Magic’ camera tools Google showed off a handful of photo features coming to its Pixel line, including Magic Editor which uses generative AI to reposition and resize a subject. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023 As is common practice, the image was resized to fit our specs. Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024 That said, this feature seems super flaky in the Sonoma public beta and consistently either didn't resize properly or totally crashed on my test Macs. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 24 July 2023 In others, western blots, used by scientists to detect proteins, and images of stained cells appear to be flipped, stretched and resized, David writes. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024 Nevertheless, the couple got the ring resized after Scott proposed in August in Scotland, and now Deschanel is happy to wear it all the time. Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of resize was in 1827

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“Resize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resize. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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