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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reseat

Reseat \Re*seat"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t.

  1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc.
    --Dryden.

  2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reseat

"to seat again," 1630s, from re- + seat (v.). Related: Reseated; reseating.

Wiktionary
reseat

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. 2 (context transitive English) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat. 3 (context intransitive English) To sit down again. 4 (context transitive electronics English) To plug in (something) back into its socket. 5 (context transitive engineering English) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.

WordNet
reseat
  1. v. provide with a new seat; "reseat the old broken chair"

  2. provide with new seats; "reseat Carnegie Hall"

  3. show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us"

Usage examples of "reseat".

Ultan had reseated himself, the Chief Brehon called on the advocates of either side to stand and identify themselves.

Evelyn quietly reseated himself to a reperusal of the Courier, while Charlie remained faithful to his post.

In fact, the Pompadour Plums would join the other priceless art he collected and would someday be given a place of honor, when he managed to reseat himself on his throne.

Tuit reseated his headpiece, gestured at his navigator, and then clomped off the bridge.

She waited until he gained control and reseated himself before she continued.

He handed one to Mason, along with a couple of plastic slugs, and reseated himself next to van Liesvelt.

Harlan put a big hand on my shoulder and gently, but firmly, reseated me.

Then he reseated himself again on the barrelhead and began to drum and whistle as before, apparently paying no heed to the woman who came along scolding and swearing, with half a dozen street children following at her heels.

There was a large ant-heap close to the one on which he had been sitting, and on which he reseated himself while filling his pipe.

When the entr'acte ended Hornblower was quite reconciled to reseating himself and bracing himself to endure one more ballet.

Lytol said courteously, reseating himself before he leaned close to Wansor to describe the scene and recite the numbers that were flowing down the side of the monitor.

Captain-Commander Luss gestures to the chairs before his table desk, waiting a moment before reseating himself.

Lorn waits until the commander sits before reseating himself and waiting for the other to offer his reason for calling on a junior majer.

Then he reseats himself behind the desk, glancing toward the two chests filled with less than perfectly kept records, the study of which had occupied much of the previous evening.

Flints were reseated in the leather patch that was gripped in the screw-tightened jaws of the rifle cocks, hot water was swilled into barrels that were already cleaned, and Sharpe sensed the fear that all men have before battle.