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To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands.
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verb
To scale again
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verb
establish on a new scale
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Broader terms: resize
Narrower terms: scale down, scale up
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh2 Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English rescale From re- + scale.
