Definition of "rename"

rename

/ɹiːˈneɪm/

verb
third-person singular simple present renames, present participle renaming, simple past and past participle renamed
1. (transitive) To give a new name to.
  Quotations
  […] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder.
  2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: Shell Shock to PTSD”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎, New York: Hyperion Books, pages 39, 40
  Taipei County was upgraded to the status as a special municipality in 2010 and renamed New Taipei.
  2018 November 24, Tzu-ti Huang, “Taiwan elections: KMT candidate wins race for New Taipei mayor”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 24 November 2018‎
noun
plural renames
1. An instance of renaming.
  Quotations
  warning: detected divergent renames of foo to:barquux
  2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide, page 70