regelate

[ree-juh-leyt, ree-juh-leyt]

verb (used without object), re·ge·lat·ed, re·ge·lat·ing.

to freeze by regelation.

Origin of regelate

First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from regelation

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British Dictionary definitions for regelate

regelate

verb

physics to undergo or cause to undergo regelation

Word Origin for regelate

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

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