Regrate

·vt To Offend; to Shock.

II. Regrate ·vt To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.

III. Regrate ·vt 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.