relicense

verb

re·​li·​cense (ˌ)rē-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s 

relicensed; relicensing

transitive verb

: to license (someone or something) again

His license was issued in 2000 and expired in May 2016. A revocation would prevent him from being relicensed …

—Pete DeLea

… a taxi driver currently using diesel will still be able to relicense their vehicle, depending when it was made.

—Lewis Pennock

Examples of relicense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strengthening the domestic supply chain will be important for new construction as well as upgrades, refurbishments and relicensing work at existing facilities. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Confluence Hydro, the company set to buy the dams along with tens of thousands of surrounding acres, has vowed to modernize and relicense them to generate energy for decades to come. — CBS News, 12 June 2026

Brookfield Asset Management's agreement with Google for 670 megawatts from Pennsylvania hydroelectric plants will require relicensing before their 2030 expiration. — Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Constellation is working towards expanding its fleet through restarts, by adding to the output of existing resources through updates and by seeking to relicense plants. — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for relicense

• concupiscence
• licence
• license