regrate verb4 •to grate againThe Parmesan cheese needs to be regrated into smaller bits. •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.whose clothing may regrate the eye — 1713 formsregrated · regrating · regrates