regrate

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French regratter (“to scrape again”).

Verb

1. To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.
2. (masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
3. To offend; to shock.

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Derived terms

• regrater

Anagrams

• Traeger, greater