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Definition of rename verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rename

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈneɪm//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rename

he / she / it renames

past simple renamed

-ing form renaming

to give someone or something a new name rename something to rename a street rename something + noun Leningrad was renamed St. Petersburg.

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