Re*grate", v. t. [F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain
origin.] (Eng.Law) 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.
Re*grat"er (-?r), n. [F. regrattier.] One who regrates.
Re*grat"er*y, n. The act or practice of regrating.
Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), n. A returning or giving of
thanks. [Obs.] Skelton.
Re*grat"or (r?*gr?t"?r), n. One guilty of regrating.
Re*grede" (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. regredi to go back. Cf. Regrade,
Regress.] To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.
[R.] Todhunter.
Re*gre"di*ence (r?*gr?"d?-ens), n. A going back; a retrogression; a
return. [R.] Herrick.
Re*greet" (r?*gr?t"), v. t. To greet again; to resalute; to return a
salutation to; to greet. Shak.
Re*greet", n. A return or exchange of salutation.
Re"gress (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See
Regrede.] 1. The act of passing back; passage back; return;
retrogression. "The progress or regress of man". F. Harrison.