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Regrate
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What's The Definition Of Regrate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Regrate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Regrate: See Also | Regrate In Webster's Dictionary \Re*grate"\ (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regrated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Regrating}.] [F. regratter, literally, to
scrape again. See {Re}-, and {Grate}, v. t.]
1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old
hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] --Derham.
\Re*grate"\, v. t. [F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense. |
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