relabel

See also: re-label

English

Alternative forms

• re-label

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English label

English relabel

From re- + label.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /riːˈleɪbəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /riˈleɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Verb

relabel (third-person singular simple present relabels, present participle (US) relabeling or (UK) relabelling, simple past and past participle (US) relabeled or (UK) relabelled)

1. To label again; to apply a new label to.
2. To label differently; to label with something else.

Usage notes

• In a strict sense, relabel merely refers to applying a new label, whether or not that label differs from the old one (for example, when replacing a damaged price sticker). However, it is commonly used to imply that the new label will differ in some fashion.

Derived terms

• relabeler
• relabeller

Anagrams

• labeler, Rebella