regrate

Meaning

Verb

to grate again
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.

Origin

French regratter.

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