rebaptize

English

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Etymology

re- +‎ baptize

Verb

rebaptize (third-person singular simple present rebaptizes, present participle rebaptizing, simple past and past participle rebaptized)

  1. (transitive) To baptize again.
  2. (transitive) To rename.
    After the fire destroyed The Bronx pub, it was rebaptized The Bronx 2.

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