Replace vs Rebrand - What's the difference?
replace | rebrand |
To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
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To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
(rare) To place again.
(rare) To put in a new or different place.
to change the brand name, logo, or image of a product or company
a change to the brand name, logo, or image of a product or company
As verbs the difference between replace and rebrand
is that replace is while rebrand is to change the brand name, logo, or image of a product or company.As a noun rebrand is
a change to the brand name, logo, or image of a product or company.replace
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(replac)- When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- The earl...was replaced in his government. — .
- You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
- I replaced my car with a newer model.
- The batteries were dead so I replaced them
- Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
- This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
- This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. — .
Usage notes
The propriety of the use of "replace" instead of "displace", "supersede", or "take the place of", as in the fourth definition, has been disputed on account of etymological discrepancy, but is standard English and universally accepted.Derived terms
* replaceable * replacementAnagrams
* English transitive verbs ----rebrand
English
Verb
(en verb)- Acme Co. is trying to rebrand their line of toasters under the Bewidget name.
Noun
(en noun)- Management decided it was time for a complete rebrand .