relabel

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UK/riːˈleɪbəl/US/riˈleɪbəl/

verb

To label again; to apply a new label to.

OriginEnglish label ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrelabel (third-person singular simple present relabels, present participle (US) relabeling or (UK) relabelling, simple past and past participle (US) relabeled or (UK) relabelled)

present singular third person relabels · US participle present relabeling · UK participle present relabelling · US participle past relabeled · US past relabeled · UK participle past relabelled · UK past relabelled · alternative re-label

  1. To label again; to apply a new label to.
  2. To label differently; to label with something else.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishlabel
  7. Englishrelabel

From re- + label.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with relabel

tableablecablelabelenableunablestabledisableunstablefablesablebabelMabelgablevtablebistablechaebolastablechange tablechanging tablediaper tabledrink tableinablekettle cable
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Anagrams

labelerRebella
Cite this entry
APA

relabel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relabel

MLA

“relabel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relabel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relabel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relabel.

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