rename
v.to give a person, place, or thing a new name. You do this when the old name no longer fits or you want a fresh start.
v.to assign a new name to an entity, replacing the previous designation. Often involves updating records or digital files to reflect the change.
“I need to rename this folder so I can find it later.”
“The city council voted to rename the central park after a famous local poet to celebrate the town's history.”
“After the merger, the executive board decided to rename the entire corporation to signal a shift toward sustainable energy and distance themselves from past controversies.”
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; it often takes a second noun phrase as a complement ('rename X Y').
From re- + name.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.