to redesignate
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6.7
- verb
- /ˌriːdɪˈzɪɡneɪt/
- Formal
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redesignar
- In 1981, EPU was redesignated as the Environmental Protection Agency, and in April 1986 the agency became the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).
- redesignate an area
Examples
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In 1981, the EASP was redesignated the College-Level Academic Skills Project (CLASP) and charged with monitoring the minimum competency testing program on a continuing basis.
Academic text (1991) -
The performance standards, called "assessment" standards when the project was announced last year, have been redesignated to reflect their nature more accurately and to be more consistent with the prevailing usage in other disciplines, according to Lehman.
Academic text (1995) -
The field force unit was redesignated the Army Engineering Corps and formed the first unit of the new army.
Academic text (1996) -
Permission for Commander Bond to be redesignated as 007.
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By redesignating tens of thousands of combat troops as support troops, those officials apparently hope to make it difficult, if not impossible, for Obama to insist on getting all combat troops out of the country by mid-2010.
Blog text (3) -
This program, recently redesignated BestPractices, encourages the use of efficient motor systems by bringing together energy-intensive industries and specialists from energy service companies, electric motor system suppliers, and academic research programs.
Academic text (2001) -
Finally, the proposed provision indicates that the EPA's power to redesignate or reclassify an area should not be generally available to all nonattainment areas, only those in which indigenous sources do not "make a significant contribution" to the area's own nonattainment.
Academic text (1996) -
The Pittsburgh area was on the verge of attainment, but 17 ozone violations during 1995 mean that the EPA will likely redesignate it as serious nonattainment instead.
Academic text (1996) -
One segment of this bill would amend Section 181 in order to redesignate an area as attainment or to lower its nonattainment classification upon an agency determination that the area suffers from overwhelming transport.
Academic text (1996) -
The Army Engineering Corps was officially redesignated to reflect its new title and responsibilities.
Synonyms
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2.3
Give a new name to a person, place, or thing
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3.9
To change a company or product's name and look to make it seem new
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3.4
To give something a new name
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6.7
To give a new name to a person or thing often in a ceremony
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word redesignate begins with re- meaning 'again' and the rest is designate, which means 'to give a name or title'. So, to redesignate is to officially give something a new name or status.