Dub Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of DUB

[+ object]

1

:

to give (someone or something) a name or title

• The actress was dubbed “America's sweetheart.”
• Critics dubbed him the new king of rock ‘n’ roll.

2

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to give (someone) the title of a knight

• The queen dubbed him Sir Philip.

Britannica Dictionary definition of DUB

[+ object]

1

:

to replace the original recorded speech in a movie or television show with speech recorded in another language

• He was hired to dub the dialogue for a foreign film.

— often used as (be) dubbed

• The film was dubbed in/into French and Spanish.

2

:

to add (speech or other sounds) to a movie or television show

— usually + in

• They dubbed in the music. = They dubbed the music in.

3

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to make a copy of (a movie, piece of music, etc.) that has already been recorded

• dub a CD