rebaptize

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ baptize.

Verb

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rebaptize (third-person singular simple present rebaptizes, present participle rebaptizing, simple past and past participle rebaptized)

  1. (transitive) To baptize again.
    • 1976 August 14, Bunny LaRue, “Levitation Anyone?”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 7, page 5:
      She's a freako religious number, pushing Christians into any trough of water handy to rebaptize them.
  2. (transitive) To rename.
    After the fire destroyed the Bronx pub, it was rebaptized “The Bronx 2”.
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