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rechristens

rechristens is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rechristens

What is rechristens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rechristens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rechristen.

Words near rechristens in the dictionary

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

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