rescale

verb

re·scale | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈskāl

\

rescaled; rescaling; rescales

Definition of rescale

transitive verb

: to plan, establish, or formulate on a new and usually smaller scale

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Data for both have been rescaled so that –1 is the most liberal state/senator and 1 is the most conservative. — Randy Yeip, WSJ, "Red-State Blues: Senators Running Behind Enemy Lines," 25 Oct. 2018 Djokovic, the 31-year-old Serb who dominated the sport as recently as 2016, is still quite a few big victories from rescaling the summit. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Novak Djokovic Reunites With an Old Coach and Rediscovers His Game," 3 June 2018

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