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Regrate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. 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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.