rename

/ riːˈneɪm /

verb

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

Example Sentences

It has been a location for film and television productions including Enola Holmes, Howards End, Vanity Fair and Ghosts, where the building was renamed Button House.

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The president moved to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali.

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Plenty of other renaming ideas have been floated, including changing the name of the Eastern Cape seaside town of Port Alfred, which commemorates Queen Victoria's second son.

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R2-D2, which Kashyap said would be renamed once the team comes up with a better name, automatically emailed the list to the partners on a Sunday ahead of the Monday partner meeting.

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He claimed his mission was finished, but several politicians believe the president could rename him, at the risk of exasperating the opposition and triggering another no-confidence vote.

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