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rechristened

rechristened is the simple past and past participle of rechristen.

Meaning of rechristen

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.
    • 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.2022, Victor Bailey, Nineteenth-Century Crime and Punishment, page 295

Questions about rechristened

What is rechristened the simple past and past participle of?
Rechristened is the simple past and past participle of rechristen.

Words near rechristened in the dictionary

  1. rechoreographing
  2. rechoreographs
  3. rechose
  4. rechosen
  5. rechristen
  6. rechristened
  7. rechristening
  8. rechristenings
  9. rechristens
  10. rechristianise
  11. rechristianised

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