rechristen

English

Etymology

re- +‎ christen

Verb

rechristen (third-person singular simple present rechristens, present participle rechristening, simple past and past participle rechristened)

1. (transitive) To christen or baptize again.
2. (transitive) To rename.
   • 2022, Victor Bailey, Nineteenth-Century Crime and Punishment, page 295:

     Jewellery is broken up; watches are 'rechristened.' The 'fences' or receivers of stolen goods are of all grades, and serve every sort of thief; and in Hoxton thieves of every kind seem to be represented.

Derived terms

• rechristening

Anagrams

• christener