Reseat
/ɹiːˈsiːt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. transitive
"We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn."
- 2 show to a different seat wordnet
- 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 provide with new seats wordnet
- 5 To sit down again. intransitive, rare
"I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner."
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- 6 provide with a new seat wordnet
- 7 To plug (something) back into its socket. transitive
"Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems."
- 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."
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More examples"We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn."
Etymology
From re- + seat.