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rechristen
verb[ Toften passive ]
(alsore-christen)uk /ˌriːˈkrɪs.ən/ us /ˌriːˈkrɪs.ən/
to give someone or something a new name: 为…重新命名
[ + two objects ]He had re-christened himself "Yan", but his real name was Ian Brook.
The school board was rechristened as the State Board of Education.
He bought a yacht, renovated it, and rechristened it.
During the First World War, hamburgers were rechristened "liberty burgers" in the US, to avoid any association with Germany.
The villages were nearly all rechristened by European missionaries.
The church has been renovated and re-christened "the Hub".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Names and titles
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age
aka
alias
appellation
first name
forename
form of address
given name
good name
pen name
pet name
place name
pseudonym
pseudonymity
unchristened
under the name ofidiom
unidentified
unnamed
untitled
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