rerecord

verb

re·​re·​cord (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce rerecord (audio)
variants or re-record
rerecorded or re-recorded; rerecording or re-recording

transitive verb

: to record (something, such as sound) again
It's rare, however, for voice doubles to dub an entire performance. Normally, they're called in to rerecord a few flubbed lines.Judith Newman
re-records all the basic tracks except the vocals, playing nearly every instrument himself …Alec Foege

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For the uninitiated: Taylor Swift made the decision to rerecord her first six albums after Scooter Braun, a former talent manager best known for discovering Justin Bieber, purchased her original masters in 2019. Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 May 2025 The label wanted Potter and the Nocturnals to rerecord the songs with the producer Mark Batson, known for his work with Alicia Keys, the Dave Matthews Band and Dr. Dre. Mark Yarm Molly Matalon, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Following a dispute with her former record label Big Machine Records, the billionaire pop star, 35, vowed to rerecord her original albums. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 The rediscovery of those demos inspired Felder to rerecord them that now appear on his latest solo album The Vault: Fifty Years of Music, which comes out Friday. David Chiu, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rerecord

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rerecord was in 1806

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“Rerecord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerecord. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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