verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   to grate again

   "The Parmesan cheese needs to be regrated into smaller bits."

2. 2
   To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.
3. 3
   To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
4. 4
   To offend; to shock.

   "whose clothing may regrate the eye"

Synonyms

All synonyms

buybuy inbuy offcornerengrossmake a deal

Example

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"The Parmesan cheese needs to be regrated into smaller bits."

Etymology

French regratter (“to scrape again”).

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