rerecord

verb

re·​re·​cord (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈkȯrd 

variants or re-record

rerecorded or re-recorded; rerecording or re-recording

transitive verb

: to record (something, such as sound) again

It's rare, however, for voice doubles to dub an entire performance. Normally, they're called in to rerecord a few flubbed lines.

—Judith Newman

… re-records all the basic tracks except the vocals, playing nearly every instrument himself …

—Alec Foege

Examples of rerecord in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But with the exception of a select few acts such as Platten and the early-aughts rock outfit Switchfoot, there hasn’t been a surge of musicians who have rushed to rerecord their music in the wake of Swift’s project. —Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2025

Feige gave Giacchino one of the film’s pickup days to rerecord. —Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025

In August 2019, an tweet from Kelly Clarkson ignited the idea for Swift to rerecord her music. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

For the uninitiated: Taylor Swift made the decision to rerecord her first six albums after Scooter Braun, a former talent manager best known for discovering Justin Bieber, purchased her original masters in 2019. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rerecord

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard