relabel
See also: re-label
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editVerb
editrelabel (third-person singular simple present relabels, present participle relabelling or relabeling, simple past and past participle relabelled or relabeled)
- To label again; to apply a new label to.
- To label differently; to label with something else.
Usage notes
edit- In a strict sense, relabel merely refers to applying a new label, whether or not that label differs from the old one (for example, when replacing a damaged price sticker). However, it is commonly used to imply that the new label will differ in some fashion.