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to relabel

to relabel

3 3.4
To give something a new name
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈleɪbəl/
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  • In my head, I've relabeled Flask of Falling Leaves as "Flask of 2 Rejuvs."
  • relabelled by the authors

You don't move anything, you just relabel points.

Examples

  • In some markets, up to 30% of the electronic components are salvaged scrap or relabeled.

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  • How should you relabel the probabilities to take that into account?

  • How much would it cost to relabel the bottles?

  • So, listen, Andrew, when you relabel the bottle...

  • You don't move anything, you just relabel points.

  • You're going to have to relabel the bottle.

  • I would strongly consider relabeling that bottle.

  • It's possible I repurposed this tape from another genre and only relabeled the front.

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  • Exact same formulation, same manufacturers, dosages, etc., just relabeled for fish treatment.

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  • The company decided to relabel the jars to better reflect their organic ingredients.

Synonyms

tag
vsto relabel
179 1.0

A word or label added to something online to describe it

implies giving a new label rather than merely adding an existing label
to rename
vsto relabel
64 2.3

Give a new name to a person, place, or thing

is broader and applies to changing labels or classifications
to reclassify
vsto relabel
8 5.7

Put something into a different group when new information appears

is broader and can change labels without new evidence
to retitle
vsto relabel
1 4.6

To give a new name to a work like a book or film

is more general and applies beyond artistic works
to redesignate
vsto relabel
  • Formal
1 6.7

Give something a new official name or status

is less formal and can mean any simple change of label
to recategorize
vsto relabel
  • US
5.8

To put something into a different group

is broader and also covers changing names or simple labels

How Labeled

to rename
64 2.3
to relabel
3 3.4
to label
92 1.0

Surface Forms

relabel infinitive
relabeled past
relabeled past participle
relabeling present participle
relabels third person singular

Morphology

relabel = label (transparent) = re + label

The meaning is a straightforward application of 're-' meaning 'again' to the verb 'label'.

Etymology

The word relabel comes from re- meaning 'again' and label meaning 'a tag or name'. So, just like in rewrite or rebuild, to relabel is to put a new tag or name on something, that is, to name or classify it again.