Reseat

//ɹiːˈsiːt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. transitive

    "We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn."

  2. 2
    show to a different seat wordnet
  3. 3
    To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat. transitive

    "We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker."

  4. 4
    provide with new seats wordnet
  5. 5
    To sit down again. intransitive, rare

    "I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner."

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  1. 6
    provide with a new seat wordnet
  2. 7
    To plug (something) back into its socket. transitive

    "Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems."

  3. 8
    To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place. transitive

    "To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve."

Example

More examples

"We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn."

Etymology

From re- + seat.

Related phrases

plug insit down

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