reseating

Verb

reseat (third-person singular simple present reseats, present participle reseating, simple past and past participle reseated)

1. (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
   • We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn.
2. (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
   • We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.
3. (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
   • I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.
4. (transitive) To plug (something) back into its socket.
   • Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.
5. (transitive) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
   • To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.