rename

From re- +‎ name.

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈneɪm/

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• Rhymes: -eɪm

rename (third-person singular simple present renames, present participle renaming, simple past and past participle renamed)

1. (transitive) To give a new name to.
   • 2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: Shell Shock to PTSD”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 39, 40:

     […] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda‎ (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-12, PC, scene: Nexus‎:

     MERIDIAN (HNS) - Habitat 7 Renamed Ryder-I
     In honor of his achievements in the Heleus Cluster, the planet formerly known as Habitat 7 has been renamed after the human Pathfinder. The Pathfinder's father, former Pathfinder Alec Ryder, was killed exploring the planet. Now it will bear his son's name.

   • 2018 November 24, Tzu-ti Huang, “Taiwan elections: KMT candidate wins race for New Taipei mayor”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 24 November 2018‎:

     Taipei County was upgraded to the status as a special municipality in 2010 and renamed New Taipei.

• rebaptize
• rechristen

• dename, unname

rename (plural renames)

1. An instance of renaming.
   • 2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide, page 70:

     warning: detected divergent renames of foo to:
     bar
     quux

• Menear, enarme, meaner, remean