rename

/ riːˈneɪm /

verb

1. to change the name of (someone or something)

Example Sentences

But of the more than 1300 people who responded to his poll, the vast majority expected to keep posting on Twitter, which was renamed X just 2 weeks later.

From Science Magazine

During the course of the Nakba, the removal of Palestinians from their lands was accompanied by the renaming of sites and often by planting trees on the sites of villages, terraced fields and olive groves.

From Salon

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to rename any geographic features or location names on federal lands that use the term, including dozens in California.

From Los Angeles Times

He has also reportedly called for the Defence Department to be renamed the War Department and for a 10-year ban on generals working as defence contractors after leaving the military.

From BBC

It said some were likely to be part of the Corps Africa, a paramilitary force previously known as Wagner before being renamed and officially coming under Russian military control.

From BBC