respherev.
/ˌriːˈsfɪə/, U.S. /riˈsfɪ(ə)r/ rare.
transitive. To resituate in another (esp. the proper) sphere. Also figurative.
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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > sphere of ancient astronomy > sphere [verb (transitive)] > place in sphere > replace in proper sphere
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1835 J. Harris Great Teacher ii. 42 Principles, which had faded,..as stars are said to have become extinct, he rekindled and resphered.
1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 36 What now re-spheres, After deflection long, our errant orb.
1886 T. E. Brown Stud. Mod. Socialism & Labor Probl. vii. 91 It has often happened that some widespread error has been the agency for restating, re-emphasizing, re-sphering some forgotten or neglected truth.
2006 D. Bishoyi in R. L. Panigrahy & D. Bhuyan Women Empowerment xiii. 109 If we resphere our view to see the user of technology as a subject, rather than an object, we provide an avenue for women to act as agents of change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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