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to reletter

to reletter

7.0
Put new letters on signs or vehicles to show new writing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈlɛtər/
translation icon : reetiquetar
  • After the merger, the company relettered all its delivery vans with the new branding.

Examples

  • When the address changed, they had to reletter the mailbox to show the new number.

  • The museum relettered the old sign to make it easier to read for visitors.

  • They need to reletter the sign.

  • The company reletters its vehicles every year.

  • The city workers will reletter the billboard to feature the new advertisement.

  • After the store changed management, they decided to reletter the side of the building with updated branding.

  • To reflect the recent changes, the committee will reletter the event schedule posted in the lobby.

Synonyms

to retype
vsto reletter
4 2.7

Type something again to correct or update it

focuses on applying new letters onto physical surfaces rather than keyboard entry
to reinscribe
vsto reletter
7.9

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

updates or replaces existing wording rather than just restoring legibility

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

to erase
144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

How Complete

to reletter
7.0
to update
451 2.8
to touch up
8 3.8

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' clearly means to letter something again with new lettering.

Etymology

Reletter is made of the parts re- 'again' and letter 'a written sign', so to reletter a sign, van, or mailbox is to put new letters on it to update or replace the old wording.