Relabelled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Given a new or different label in place of the original one
2. Applied a fresh label to something previously tagged to change its identification
3. Assigned another label to replace or update the existing one on an item

Etymology: "Relabelled" is simply the past tense and past participle of "relabel", so its history is that of the verb it comes from. "Relabel" is formed from the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "anew", attached to "label", which entered English from Old French "label", a term for a strip or ribbon, and is ultimately of uncertain origin. Put together, the verb means to put a new label on something that already had one, such as a product, a file or a policy that needs a fresh name. The "re-" prefix itself comes from Latin "re-", which carried the same sense of backward or repeated action, and it reached English through Old French and Middle English. Because "re-" is productive, English speakers can attach it to almost any verb, so "relabel" is a transparent, straightforward formation rather than a word with a dramatic backstory.

Synonyms: renamed, rebranded