1. past tense and past participle of respell; to spell again or differently

Examples

• The teacher respelt the difficult word on the board.
• After the spelling reform, many words were respelt to match their pronunciation.
• She respelt her name to make it easier for others to pronounce.
• The dictionary showed how the word had been respelt over time.
• He respelt the foreign term using English phonetics.
• The company respelt its brand name for the international market.