relabel
verb
re·la·bel
ˌrē-ˈlā-bəl 
relabeled or relabelled; relabeling or relabelling
: to give a new or different label to (something, such as a product)
… others say much of the apparent surge in the use of nanotechnology may be the result of companies relabelling their goods to meet consumer preferences.—
Geoff Brumfiel
Geoff BrumfielI collected their blood and urine and discovered the steroids they were using … were plain old $10 testosterone that had been relabeled.—Victor Conte et al.
Victor Conte et al.Feminism was then relabeled as "girl power" in the 90s …—Lucy Scholes
Lucy ScholesExamples of relabel in a Sentence
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Texas has been known to relabel its drugs’ beyond-use dates, a practice that has been criticized in recent years by death row inmates who have alleged in court that the drugs are expired and unsafe.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Willis also said the FDA's efforts to relabel leucovorin is premature.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Shippers then relabel the country of origin before selling it on to independent refineries in China.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Up to $154 million will be spent by the food industry over the next decade to relabel their products with the new box, the FDA estimates.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
However, the company notes that individual retailers often relabel individual consumer packages.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 2 June 2022
Once a new blacktop coating is in place, the counterfeiter relabels the parts by printing new text onto the blacktop coating, and the recycled parts are ready to sell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2013
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Willis also said the FDA's efforts to relabel leucovorin is premature.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Shippers then relabel the country of origin before selling it on to independent refineries in China.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Up to $154 million will be spent by the food industry over the next decade to relabel their products with the new box, the FDA estimates.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
However, the company notes that individual retailers often relabel individual consumer packages.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 2 June 2022
Once a new blacktop coating is in place, the counterfeiter relabels the parts by printing new text onto the blacktop coating, and the recycled parts are ready to sell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2013
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“Relabel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relabel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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