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to rename

to rename

64 2.3
Give a new name to a person, place, or thing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈneɪm/
translation icon : rebautizar
  • Unique Film Productions also set up a Hong Kong branch, which was later renamed Nanyang Studio.
  • to rename in honor
  • to rename the party
  • to rename the museum

Then maybe you'll quit trying to rename our podcast Rock Our Clock.

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Examples

  • In honor of your courageous actions, we are renaming this town Judy Moodyville!

  • At this time, the department was renamed the Department of African and Amerindian Art.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And yeah, I think we're going to rename this to something more appropriate.

  • I'm going to rename the place.

  • Most of them have been opened up and renamed as regular towns.

  • Her work led to the Pioneer House being renamed the "Workers' Row House."

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sverdlovsk has since been renamed, given back its old name of Yekaterinburg.

  • They renamed their town Strivington.

  • Pollard has been granted Israeli citizenship, and a square in Jerusalem has been renamed in his honor.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The committee decided to rename the park in honor of the local hero.

Synonyms

to relabel
vsto rename
3 3.4

To give something a new name

is broader and applies to naming beyond physical labels or categories
to rechristen
vsto rename
  • Formal
2 6.7

To give a new name to a person or thing often in a ceremony

is used more casually and not tied to a formal ceremony
to retitle
vsto rename
1 4.6

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

is used for any person or thing, not only creative works
to redesignate
vsto rename
  • Formal
1 6.7

Give something a new official name or status

is done usually without formal authority or status change

How Official

to rechristen
  • Formal
2 6.7
to rename
64 2.3
to call
1.0
to nickname
  • Informal
49 2.0

Surface Forms

rename infinitive
renamed past
renamed past participle
renaming present participle
renames third person singular

Morphology

rename = name (transparent) = re + name

The meaning is a straightforward application of 're-' to the verb 'name', meaning to name again or give a new name.

Etymology

Rename comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word name, so it means to 'name again' or to give someone or something a new name.