| Regrate 1. (v. t.) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. 2. (v. t.) To offend; to shock. 3. (v. t.) 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. Thesaurus Entries buy, buy back, buy into, buy off, buy on credit, buy up, complete a purchase, corner, engross, financier, invest, invest in, lay out money, make a buy, make an investment, monopolize, place, plow back into, plunge, procure, purchase, put, rebuy, regrate, reinvest, repurchase, risk, sink, sink money in, speculate, venture |