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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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