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regrate

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re⋅grate

1  [ri-greyt]
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–verb (used with object), -grat⋅ed, -grat⋅ing.
1. to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
2. to sell again (commodities so bought); retail.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME regraten < OF regrater, perh. equiv. to re- re- + grater to scrape (see grate 2 )

Related forms:
re⋅grat⋅er, noun

re⋅grate

2  [ri-greyt]
–verb (used with object), -grat⋅ed, -grat⋅ing.
to dress or tool (existing stonework) anew.
Origin:
1720–30; < F regratter, equiv. to re- re- + gratter to grate 2
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