verb
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to show (a person) to a new seat
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to put a new seat on (a chair, etc)
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to provide new seats for (a hall, theatre, etc)
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to re-form the seating of (a valve)
Etymology
Origin of reseat
Example Sentences
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How many hundreds of dollars of extra expense were caused by the flooring contractor’s lack of understanding of how to properly reseat a toilet?
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Landmark said it will upgrade the Playhouse 7’s sound and projection systems and, in the coming months, spruce up the facilities and reseat auditoriums.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022
“But that doesn’t mean,” he continued, “that the court has the authority to reseat, simply, again, because there’s this prima facie case.”
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2021
Once you reseat the original earbud, noise cancellation kicks back in.
From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2021
"Mr. Audley, I presume," she said, motioning to Robert to reseat himself, and placing herself in an easy-chair opposite to him.
From Lady Audley's Secret by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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