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to readdress

to readdress

1 6.5
To call someone by a different title or name
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈdrɛs/
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  • When he became a judge, people started to readdress him as 'Your Honor'.

Examples

  • Please readdress me as Dr. Smith.

  • After her promotion, colleagues began to readdress her as Dr. Morris during meetings.

  • The teacher asked the students to readdress their classmate by her new last name.

  • She readdressed him after he got promoted.

  • After receiving her doctorate, the university decided to readdress her as 'Doctor' instead of 'Ms.'

  • In their meeting, the manager chose to readdress the team's roles to better reflect their responsibilities.

  • When she got married, he decided to readdress her as 'Mrs.' on all official documents.

How Addressed

to retitle
1 4.6
to readdress
1 6.5
to rename
64 2.3
to call
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

readdress infinitive
readdressed past
readdressed past participle
readdressing present participle
readdresses third person singular

Morphology

readdress = address (transparent) = re + address

This is a regular 're-' formation meaning to address someone again or anew, here with a different title or name.

Etymology

Readdress breaks into re- 'again' and address 'how you speak to someone' or 'title', so to readdress a person is to call them by a new name or title. That's why people may readdress someone with a new form of address after a change like a promotion.