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rename

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rename [riːˈneɪm]
vb (tr)
to change the name of (someone or something)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990"
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
2.rename - name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior"
name, nominate, make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
Translations
rename [ˈriːˈneɪm] VTponer nuevo nombre a
they have renamed it "Mon Repos"le han puesto el nuevo nombre de "Mon Repos"
rename [ˌriːˈneɪm] vt [+ person, town, building, company, organization] → rebaptiser; [+ computer file] → renommer
rename
vtumbenennen (also Comput), → umtaufen; Leningrad was renamed St PetersburgLeningrad wurde in St. Petersburg umbenannt
rename [ˌriːˈneɪm] vtribattezzare
rename [ˌriːˈneɪm] vtribattezzare


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