reseat

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reseat

/ɹiːˈsiːt/

verb reseats · reseating · reseated

transitive To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn.
transitive To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat. We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.
intransitive, rare To sit down again. I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.
transitive To plug (something) back into its socket. Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.
transitive To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place. To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.

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@misc{reseat_2026,
  title = {reseat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reseat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}