Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rename
Participle: renamed
Gerund: renaming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rename |
| you | rename |
| he;she;it | renames |
| we | rename |
| you | rename |
| they | rename |
Perfect
| I | have renamed |
| you | have renamed |
| he;she;it | has renamed |
| we | have renamed |
| you | have renamed |
| they | have renamed |
Past
| I | renamed |
| you | renamed |
| he;she;it | renamed |
| we | renamed |
| you | renamed |
| they | renamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had renamed |
| you | had renamed |
| he;she;it | had renamed |
| we | had renamed |
| you | had renamed |
| they | had renamed |
Future
| I | will rename |
| you | will rename |
| he;she;it | will rename |
| we | will rename |
| you | will rename |
| they | will rename |
Future Perfect
| I | will have renamed |
| you | will have renamed |
| he;she;it | will have renamed |
| we | will have renamed |
| you | will have renamed |
| they | will have renamed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rename |
| you | rename |
| he;she;it | rename |
| we | rename |
| you | rename |
| they | rename |
Perfect
| I | have renamed |
| you | have renamed |
| he;she;it | have renamed |
| we | have renamed |
| you | have renamed |
| they | have renamed |
Imperfect
| I | renamed |
| you | renamed |
| he;she;it | renamed |
| we | renamed |
| you | renamed |
| they | renamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had renamed |
| you | had renamed |
| he;she;it | had renamed |
| we | had renamed |
| you | had renamed |
| they | had renamed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rename |
| you | would rename |
| he;she;it | would rename |
| we | would rename |
| you | would rename |
| they | would rename |
Perfect
| I | would have renamed |
| you | would have renamed |
| he;she;it | would have renamed |
| we | would have renamed |
| you | would have renamed |
| they | would have renamed |
Imperative
| you | rename |
| we | Let's rename |
| you | rename |
Verbs conjugated like 'rename'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rename'
bename,
dename,
prename,
renate,
beneme,
byname,
defame,
enamel,
enfame,
entame,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Italic *wre-
3. Latin re-der.
4. Old French re-bor.
5. Middle English re-
6. English re-
7. Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
8. Proto-Germanic *namô
9. Proto-West Germanic *namō
10. Old English nama
11. Middle English name
12. English name
13. English rename
14. From re- + name.
Sample Sentences
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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 26, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618:]
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[…] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder. [2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: Shell Shock to PTSD”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 39, 40:]
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MERIDIAN (HNS) - Habitat 7 Renamed Ryder-I
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In honor of his achievements in the Heleus Cluster, the planet formerly known as Habitat 7 has been renamed after the human Pathfinder. The Pathfinder's father, former Pathfinder Alec Ryder, was killed exploring the planet. Now it will bear his son's name. [2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, PC, scene: Nexus:]
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Taipei County was upgraded to the status as a special municipality in 2010 and renamed New Taipei. [2018 November 24, Huang Tzu-ti, “Taiwan elections: KMT candidate wins race for New Taipei mayor”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2018:]
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The order temporarily renames the United States Digital Service as the United States DOGE Service for 18 months and directs the entity to overhaul the software used at federal agencies as part of a “Software Modernization Initiative” in order to “maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” [2025 January 20, Michael Williams, “Executive actions Trump has taken so far”, in CNN:]
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On Monday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico. [2025 January 21, Louis Casiano, “Coast Guard surging assets to Gulf of America, other waterways to support Trump’s executive orders”, in Fox News:]
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When Google announced it was complying with US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh. [2025 January 28, Michael Rios, Verónica Calderón and Fidel Gutierrez, “‘It’s absurd’: Mexicans mock and shrug off Trump’s order to rename Gulf of Mexico”, in CNN:]