Topic: MEDIA
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Sense: 1,5
| Origin: | Old English dubbian |
| Origin: | double |
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dub1
past tense and past participle dubbed, present participle dubbing [transitive]
past tense and past participle dubbed, present participle dubbing [transitive]1 [usually passive] to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way [↪ label, name]
be dubbed something The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed 'The Iceman'.
The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed 'The Iceman'.2SLLAM to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language
3 especially British EnglishTCR to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together
4 American English to copy a recording from a tape or CD onto another tape
5PGO if a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of knight to that person in a special ceremony
