regrate

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regrate

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From French regratter (“to scrape again”). Etymologically equivalent to, or by surface analysis, re + grate.

verb regrates · regrating · regrated

to grate again The Parmesan cheese needs to be regrated into smaller bits.
To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.
To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
To offend; to shock. whose clothing may regrate the eye

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@misc{regrate_2026,
  title = {regrate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regrate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}