Regrate
Pronunciation : Re*grate" (r*grt")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. regratter, literally, to scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, v. t.]
Definition : 1. (Masonry)
Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Regrating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*grate"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law)
Definition : Defn: 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.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913