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rename
(riːˈneɪm)vb (tr)
to change the name of (someone or something)
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Past participle: renamed
Gerund: renaming
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| Verb | 1. | rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" |
| 2. | rename - name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior" |
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Translations
rename
[ˈriːˈneɪm] VT → poner nuevo nombre athey have renamed it "Mon Repos" → le han puesto el nuevo nombre de "Mon Repos"
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[ˌriːˈneɪm] vt [+ person, town, building, company, organization] → rebaptiser; [+ computer file] → renommerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vt → umbenennen (also Comput), → umtaufen; Leningrad was renamed St Petersburg → Leningrad wurde in St. Petersburg umbenannt
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