rename

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to give a person, place, organization, or thing a new name

   After the revolution, the council voted to rename the avenue in honor of the new republic.

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Formed from re-, 'again or anew,' and name. Name descends from Old English nama and the same ancient Indo-European family as Latin nomen. Rename therefore means literally 'to name anew.'

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