rebaptize

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Etymology

From re- + baptize.

Verb

rebaptize (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”.

Related terms

• rebaptism

Translations

• French: rebaptiser
• German: wieder taufen
• Portuguese: rebatizar

Translations

• German: umtaufen, umbenennen, neu benennen, mit einem neuen Namen versehen
• Portuguese: rebatizar

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