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Regrate :: Regrate (v. t.) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance..

Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing..

Redintegrate :: Redintegrate (v. t.) To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or soundness.

Regrate :: Regrate (v. t.) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense..

Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..

Ingratitude :: Ingratitude (n.) Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness..

Meteoroid :: Meteoroid (n.) A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor..

Transmigrate :: Transmigrate (v. i.) To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate..

Rasp :: Rasp (v. t.) To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder..

Thankful :: Thankful (a.) Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful..

Slice :: Slice (v. t.) To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace..

Welcome :: Welcome (n.) Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news..

Disintegration :: Disintegration (n.) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated.

Immigrate :: Immigrate (v. t.) To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate..

Plasmid :: Plasmid (n.) A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome, but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent generations. In bacteria, plasmids often carry the genes for antibiotic resistance; they are exploited in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the cell. The cells thus altered may produ

Rasp :: Rasp (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper..

Ingrately :: Ingrately (adv.) Ungratefully.

Transmigrate :: Transmigrate (v. i.) To pass from one body or condition into another.

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost..

Stoker :: Stokehole (n.) The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand..

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