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regelate

[ree-juh-leyt, ree-juh-leyt]
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verb (used without object), re·ge·lat·ed, re·ge·lat·ing.
  1. to freeze by regelation.
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Origin of regelate

First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from regelation
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British Dictionary definitions for regelate

regelate

verb
  1. physics to undergo or cause to undergo regelation
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Word Origin

C19: from re- + stem of participle of Latin gelāre to freeze
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