rebaptize

verb

re·​bap·​tize (ˌ)rē-bap-ˈtīz 

-ˈbap-ˌtīz,

 especially Southern  -bab-ˈtīz,

 or  -ˈbab-ˌtīz

rebaptized; rebaptizing; rebaptizes

transitive verb

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

2

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1