regelate

American

[ree-juh-leyt, ree-juh-leyt] / ˈri dʒəˌleɪt, ˌri dʒəˈleɪt /

verb (used without object)

regelated, regelating

to freeze by regelation.

regelate British

/ ˈriːdʒɪˌleɪt /

verb

physics to undergo or cause to undergo regelation

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Etymology

Origin of regelate

First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from regelation

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regelate regelated

"He's a gwineter regelate de wedder," replied Uncle Remus, sententiously.

From Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings by Harris, Joel Chandler

The effect is exactly what would be observed, supposing ordinary lake-ice to be broken up, shaken together, and the confused fragments regelated to a compact continuous mass.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John

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