rededicate
verb
re·ded·i·cate
(ˌ)rē-ˈde-di-ˌkāt 
also -ˈde-ˌdē-
rededicated; rededicating; rededicates
: to dedicate (someone or something) again or anew: such as
a
: to commit (oneself, one's life, etc.) anew to a cause, enterprise, or activity
He has told friends that he will rededicate himself to medicine …—
People
People
b
: to change the official name of (something) as a way of honoring or remembering someone or something
rededicated the gymnasium in honor of the late coach
rededication
noun
plural rededications
What began as a glorious evening for Louisville, with the rededication of Freedom Hall (newly expanded to 19,000 seats) … , ended on a sour note.
—Roger Jackson
Roger Jackson
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Following the transformative 1993 experience of seeing a solo exhibition by his onetime architecture school classmate Tang Hua, Liu rededicated himself to architecture, establishing his own practice, Jiakun Architecture, in 1999.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Mar. 2025
This alarming moment is a time to reassess—and to rededicate ourselves to relevant Holocaust education, rooted in rigorous history that includes the long history of antisemitism well before Nazism and the role of millions across Europe who were silent, complicit or resisted.
—Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Justin Bieber rang in the new year by rededicating himself to wife Hailey Bieber.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be CIA director, promised the Senate Intelligence Committee that if he's confirmed, the CIA would be rededicated to its intelligence-gathering mission.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 4 Mar. 2025
This alarming moment is a time to reassess—and to rededicate ourselves to relevant Holocaust education, rooted in rigorous history that includes the long history of antisemitism well before Nazism and the role of millions across Europe who were silent, complicit or resisted.
—Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Justin Bieber rang in the new year by rededicating himself to wife Hailey Bieber.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be CIA director, promised the Senate Intelligence Committee that if he's confirmed, the CIA would be rededicated to its intelligence-gathering mission.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Rededicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rededicate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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