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to dub

to dub

78 4.8
To give an unofficial name to a person or thing
  • verb
  • /dʌb/
translation icon : apodar
  • The tabloids have already dubbed her "Loony Lin."
  • dubbed an operation
  • sometimes dubbed 'X'
  • dubbed a strategy

Jews, Catholics and free blacks dubbed the black poor.

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Examples

  • It was so bad that the initiative was later dubbed Project Fear.

  • Now, my old room is dubbed *The Girls' Room* by Uncle Gabe.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I dub thee captain for a day.

    Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

  • Musk has dubbed that project Blind Side.

  • And among owners, it's given rise to what's been dubbed range anxiety.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • Al Kharezmi's contribution to mathematics led to him being dubbed the Father of Algebra.

  • Valenzuela's efforts captured baseball to the point that reporters dubbed his phenomenon "Fernandomania."

    Academic text (1994)

  • A perfect place for Tommy and Timmy Tuttle, dubbed "the Warlocks" by the media, to hole up.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Radiocarbon dated to 2450-2200 B.C., the Amesbury Archer, as he was dubbed, caused a sensation.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The teacher decided to dub him "the class genius" after his impressive project presentation.

Synonyms

to name
vsto dub
∞ 1.0

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

is specifically about making an unofficial or informal label
to nickname
vsto dub
  • Informal
49 2.0

To give an informal name to a person, place, or thing that shows something about it

is an unofficial label rather than a formal title
to tag
vsto dub
15 2.4

To give someone or something a name, often a short nickname

is broader but focuses on giving an unofficial label

Phrasal Verbs

to dub the film
4.6

Replace the voices in a film with speech in another language

Compounds

English dub
1 3.4

An audio track where the actors speak in English instead of the original language

rub-a-dub
9.9

A steady repeating drum sound you hear at parades

How Formal

to christen
10 4.7
to name
∞ 1.0
to tag
15 2.4
to dub
78 4.8
to nickname
  • Informal
49 2.0

Surface Forms

dub infinitive
dubbed past
dubbed past participle
dubbing present participle
dubs third person singular

Etymology

Dub grew into the meaning 'to give a name' from the old practice of knight-making, where a leader would name or title a new knight. So to be 'dubbed' someone is like being given a new name or title, which is why we use dub for giving nicknames or labels.