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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Regrate

/(r?*gr?t")/ · Re·grate · IPA
01 v. t. To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
imp. & p. p. Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Regrating
  1. 1.
    To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.(Masonry)
  2. 2.
    To offend; to shock.[Obs.]
02 v. t. 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 sa…
  1. 1.
    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.(Eng.Law)