redub

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verb (1)

re·​dub (ˌ)rē-ˈdəb 

redubbed; redubbing; redubs

transitive verb

: to call (someone or something) by a new title, epithet, or nickname : to dub (someone or something) anew

Business schools have been redubbed schools of management …

—Benjamin R. Barber

redub

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verb (2)

redubbed; redubbing; redubs

transitive verb

: to dub (something) again: such as

a

: to add or replace (sound effects, dialogue, etc.) in a previously dubbed soundtrack

had to redub her voice for the rerelease

b

: to replace or alter the soundtrack of (something, such as a movie)

When they redubbed that scene, Laurence Olivier had died. Anthony Hopkins is doing the voice of Laurence Olivier; …

—Larry King

Examples of redub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The ballot measure would also redub the arguably equally confusing Maryland Court of Special Appeals, which considers appeals from circuit courts around the state, as the Appellate Court of Maryland. —Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com, 27 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1932, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1934, in the meaning defined above