retitle

R1E1T1I1T1L1E1

verb

To provide with a new title.

OriginEnglish title ← Middle English title ← Old English titul →
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Meanings

verbretitle (third-person singular simple present retitles, present participle retitling, simple past and past participle retitled)

present singular third person retitles · participle present retitling · participle past retitled · past retitled

  1. To provide with a new title.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latintitulus
  7. Old Englishtitul
  8. Middle Englishtitle
  9. Englishtitle
  10. Englishretitle

From re- + title.

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Translations

Finnish uudelleennimetä
  • uudelleennimetäto provide with new title

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tertileLirettetrilete
Cite this entry
APA

retitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retitle

MLA

“retitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retitle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retitle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retitle.

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