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Reseats vs Resents - What's the difference?

reseats | resents |

As verbs the difference between reseats and resents

is that reseats is (reseat) while resents is (resent).

reseats

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Verb

(head)
  • (reseat)

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    reseat

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
    • We should reseat this cinema - the old seats are worn.
  • To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
    • We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.
  • To sit down again.
    • I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.
  • (electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
    • Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.
  • (engineering) 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.

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    resents

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (resent)

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    resent

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) resentir (Modern ressentir), from

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts).
  • * Bolingbroke
    • The good prince King James bore dishonourably what he might have resented safely.
  • To feel resentment.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=2 citation , passage=Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,
  • (obsolete) To be sensible of; to feel.
  • (obsolete) In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
  • * Sir (Thomas Browne) (1605-1682)
    • which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.
  • (obsolete) In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
  • (obsolete) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
  • * Fuller
    • This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savour in the soul of Saul.
  • * Fuller
    • Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.
  • (obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.

    • Etymology 2

    See resend.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (resend)
    • The package was resent , this time with the correct postage.

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