Regrate \Re*grate"\ (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regrated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Regrating}.] [F. regratter, literally, to
scrape again. See {Re}-, and {Grate}, v. t.]
1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old
hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
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2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] --Derham.
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REGRATING, crim. law. Every practice or device, by act, conspiracy, words,
or news, to enhance the price of victuals or other merchandise, is so
denominated. 3 Inst. 196; 1 Russ. on Cr. 169.
2. In the Roman law, persons who monopolized grain, and other produce
of the earth, were called dardanarii, and were variously punished. Dig. 47,
11, 6.