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rechristening

rechristening is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

rechristening (plural rechristenings)

  1. A second or subsequent christening.

Forms of rechristening

pluralrechristenings

Questions about rechristening

What does rechristening mean?
Rechristening means a second or subsequent christening.
What is rechristening the present participle and gerund of?
Rechristening is the present participle and gerund of rechristen.
What part of speech is rechristening?
Rechristening is a noun.
What is the plural of rechristening?
The plural of rechristening is rechristenings.

Words near rechristening in the dictionary

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

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