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to reletter

to reletter

7.3
Give new letter names to parts of a text or diagram to keep order clear
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈlɛtər/
translation icon : renumerar
  • The teacher asked the students to reletter the diagram after adding a new part.

Examples

  • After revising the contract, the lawyer needed to reletter the paragraphs for consistency.

  • The committee decided to reletter the sections of the report to improve clarity.

  • When the list was updated, the secretary had to reletter each item to keep the order clear.

  • Please reletter this document for clarity.

  • She reletters the sections after every revision.

  • After the amendments, several items were relettered to reflect the new order.

  • To avoid confusion, the teacher relettered the questions on the exam paper.

Synonyms

to relabel
vsto reletter
3 3.4

To give something a new name

uses letters specifically as sequence labels to preserve order
to renumber
vsto reletter
1 4.0

To give new numbers to pages or list items after changes

uses letters instead of numbers to label parts
to reinscribe
vsto reletter
7.9

To write or carve words again so they are clear and readable

uses letters to label parts to keep order not to renew text

How Complete

to reletter
7.3
to relabel
3 3.4
to label
92 1.0
mark
167 2.0

Surface Forms

reletter infinitive
relettered past
relettered past participle
relettering present participle
reletters third person singular

Morphology

reletter = letter (transparent) = re + letter

If a learner knows the verb 'letter', 'reletter' is straightforwardly understood as assigning letters again or anew.

Etymology

Reletter is made of the parts re- 'again' and letter 'a written sign or label', so to reletter a diagram, list, or contract is to give its parts new letters to keep the order clear.