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rename

re·name

UK/ɹiːˈneɪm/ US/riˈneɪm/ rare

verb

1.

assign a new name to

  • “Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990”
2.

name again or anew

  • “He was renamed Minister of the Interior”

Origin

From re- + name.

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