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renames

renames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rename.

renames is the plural of rename.

Meaning of rename

Verb

rename (third-person singular simple present renames, present participle renaming, simple past and past participle renamed)

  1. (transitive) To give a new name to.
    • However, in 1844, saner counsels prevailed, and Edgeley became the principal station—the directors eating their words once more by retaining the older station, which was renamed Heaton Norris.1957 September, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618

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Questions about renames

What is renames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Renames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rename.

Words near renames in the dictionary

  1. rename
  2. renameable
  3. renamed
  4. renamer
  5. renamers
  6. renames
  7. renaming
  8. renamings
  9. Renanian
  10. renanolone
  11. renanthera

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