rechristen

verb

Definition of rechristennext
as in to rename

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Recent Examples of rechristen Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021 While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations. — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020 The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases. — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rechristen
  1. rename
  2. relabel
  3. nickname
Verb
  • Lanigan left Newman/Haas in 2010 and, in December of that year, joined Rahal Letterman Racing, which was subsequently renamed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The team was moved to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2008-09 season and renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, but rumors have circulated ever since that the NBA was looking to add two expansion clubs to its 30-team league, with Seattle and Las Vegas frequently cited as top contenders for the opportunity.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of rename
Verb
  • Up to $154 million will be spent by the food industry over the next decade to relabel their products with the new box, the FDA estimates.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
Definition of relabel
Verb
  • This new design, drawn up by architects HKS, was nicknamed the ‘Spaceship’ and the plan was for Liverpool to move in by 2011.
    — Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • It was nicknamed by the original owners, and the name has stood the test of time as new families have since moved in.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of nickname

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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rechristen. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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