regrate
In masonry, to remove the outer surface of (an old hewn stone), so as to give it a fresh appearance.
To grate or rasp; in a figurative sense, to offend; shock.
To retail; specifically, to buy, as corn or provisions, and sell again in or near the same market or fair—a practice which, from its effect in raising the price, was formerly made a criminal offense, often classed with engrossing and forestalling.
nounA Middle English form of
To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, — a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense.
transitive verbTo remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
transitive verbTo offend; to shock.
verbTo purchase
