Thesaurus: regrate

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1. v. t. To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
2. v. t. To offend; to shock.
3. 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 same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.
4. 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. 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.
5. To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so asto give it a fresh appearance.
6. v. t. To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. v. t. To offend; to shock. 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 same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.