relabel
verb[T]
(alsore-label)uk/ˌriːˈleɪ.bəl/us/ˌriːˈleɪ.bəl/-ll-orUSusually-l-tofastena newpieceofpaper,cloth, etc. to something inorderto give differentinformationabout theobjectit isattachedto:
We need to re-label the children'sclothingbefore they go back toschool.
Theemptybottleswere relabelled andfilledwithredliquid.
todescribesomeone or somethingdifferentlyfrom the way they were or it wasdescribedbefore:
He istryingto relabel himself as akindlybenefactor.
Thegovernmentis nowtryingto relabelitsspendingas "investment".
- All of thefirmsin theindustryhave beenorderedto relabeltheirproducts.
- Thecartonwas relabelled with a new sell-bydate.
- It will take themanufacturersover ayeartocheckand relabeltheirproducts.
Information and messages
- advertisement
- aide-mémoire
- ammunition
- basics
- dope
- fascia
- info
- infodemic
- infodump
- infographic
- information
- memorandum
- poop
- push notification
- radiogram
- readout
- repost
- shingle
- the bare bones
- the real deal
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