rekey

verb

re·key ˌrē-ˈkē

rekeyed; rekeying

transitive verb

: to key (something) again

There's no sense in rekeying data that you already have in your computer.—

Richard O. Mann

: to provide (something) with a new key

rekeyed the house/room/door

You can take your lock and key to a locksmith and have them rekey it, making it unique.—

CNN Wire

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Overtime pay for that work, and the cost to rekey the facility's 1,800 locks, tipped the $250,000 threshold for a felony vandalism charge, prosecutors argued during Friedmann's trial in July. —

Kirsten Fiscus, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022