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rename

British  
/ riːˈneɪm /

verb

  1. to change the name of (someone or something)

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"Rename the business as Wagamama, clear out the rest, and you would have a streamlined and focused operation which might have more appeal to investors," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

Rename the Metro station “Potomac Avenue — Robert Cunningham station.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

As a leader of the coalition Rename S-Valley Fresno County, Rain Tree has held virtual town halls and gathered more than 35,000 signatures on an online petition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2022

The discussion only intensified last year, when residents calling themselves Rename St*pleton for All began pushing for a vote on a name change.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2018

Rename, rē-nām′, v.t. to give a new name to.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various