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reseat.

To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹiːˈsiːt/
  1. To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.

    transitive
    We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn.
  2. To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.

    transitive
    We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.
  3. To sit down again.

    intransitive · rare
    I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.
  4. To plug (something) back into its socket.

    transitive
    Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.
  5. To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.

    transitive
    To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English seat English reseat From re- + seat.

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