Resized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To modify an object's size by making it bigger or smaller while considering its function or design
2. Altered the size of an item by enlarging or reducing its measurements
3. Adjusted the physical proportions of an object to fit different requirements

Etymology: The word "resized" is simply the past tense and past participle of "resize", which is formed from the prefix "re-" meaning "again" or "back" and the noun "size". Adding "re-" to an existing verb or noun to mean doing something once more, or undoing or altering a prior action, is a very productive pattern in English, so the formation is transparent: to resize something is to size it again, typically to a different measurement. The base word "size" has a longer and more tangled past. It descends from Old French "sise", a term for an assigned portion or allowance, which in turn came from Latin "sedere" through a sense of something "sitting" or fixed in place. Over centuries the meaning narrowed from allotted quantities toward measurement of dimensions, which is the sense "resize" builds on.

Synonyms: altered, modified, changed, adjusted

Antonyms: fixed, unchanged, static