"regrate" meaning in All languages combined

See regrate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: regrates [present, singular, third-person], regrating [participle, present], regrated [participle, past], regrated [past]
Etymology: French regratter (“to scrape again”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|regratter||to scrape again}} French regratter (“to scrape again”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} regrate (third-person singular simple present regrates, present participle regrating, simple past and past participle regrated)
  1. to grate again
    Sense id: en-regrate-en-verb-kusiVW1t
  2. To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.
    Sense id: en-regrate-en-verb-MemHR1eY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 53 30 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 51 20 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 60 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 67 12 9
  3. (masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
    Sense id: en-regrate-en-verb-q0MwsGq9 Categories (other): Masonry, Masonry Disambiguation of Masonry: 2 2 96 0 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
  4. To offend; to shock.
    Sense id: en-regrate-en-verb-2wTc1l1M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: regrater

Inflected forms

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