rebaptize
verb
re·bap·tize
(ˌ)rē-bap-ˈtīz 
-ˈbap-ˌtīz,
especially Southern -bab-ˈtīz,
or -ˈbab-ˌtīz
rebaptized; rebaptizing; rebaptizes
1
: to baptize (someone) again
Mormons believe that unless she repents and is rebaptized, she will not be able to join her husband and children in the life after death.—
Wallace Turner
Wallace Turner2
: to give a new name to (something or someone) : rechristen
A street in front of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios in Chicago was rebaptized as Oprah Winfrey Way …—Tirdad Derakhshani
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“Rebaptize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebaptize. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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