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re·dub | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈdəb 
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\redubbed; redubbing; redubs
Definition of redub
(Entry 1 of 2)
redub
verb (2)redubbed; redubbing; redubs
Definition of redub (Entry 2 of 2)
: to dub (something) again: such as
a : to add or replace (sound effects, dialogue, etc.) in a previously dubbed soundtrack had to redub her voice for the rerelease
b : to replace or alter the soundtrack of (something, such as a motion picture)
When they redubbed that scene, Laurence Olivier had died. Anthony Hopkins is doing the voice of Laurence Olivier; …— Larry King
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The first known use of redub was in 1932
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