reseat

present singular third person reseats · participle present reseating · participle past reseated · past reseated

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

   We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn.

2. transitiveTo seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.

   We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.

3. intransitiverareTo sit down again.

   I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.

   3 more examples

   The justice watched his steady step and as he reseated, discovered that the girl was no longer among the spectators.

   1904, “Over the Steins”, in The Harvard Illustrated Magazine, volume 6, page 107

   Startled at first, I rose from my seat to rush out, but suddenly remembering the evening and the occasion it occurred to me that my presence at that especial instant might not be desirable and I reseated.

   1969, William Eleazar Barton, The Life of Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross

   Then she reseated at the table after refilling Kenner's cup as she gator-smiled.

   2015, J.E. Corbine, Treasure Territory

4. transitivebusinessTo plug (something) back into its socket.

   Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.

5. transitiveengineeringTo fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.

   To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.

   1 more example

   In 1946, several of the heavy flagstones, which form the decking of the viaduct, were replaced or reseated, and manholes were provided in the decking, to facilitate access to the inner walls.

   1949 May and June, “Notes and News: First Repairs in a Century”, in Railway Magazine, page 202