re-seasonv.
/ˌriːˈsiːzn/, U.S. /riˈsizn/ transitive. To season afresh, again, or differently (in various senses of the verb).
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1845 E. Robinson Whitehall I. xvi. 158 The discovery of Marie's constancy had in a manner re-seasoned life to his palled taste.
1854 Amer. Home Cook Bk. 49 Just before putting it [sc. the fish] on the gridiron, take a towel and wipe off the whole of the seasoning—then..broil well, butter it and send it to the table, hot—where it can be re-seasoned to the taste of each person.
a1871 H. Alford in A. O. Bullock Select. Quebec Chapel Serm. (1888) xxvii. 372 Your poor neighbours want not relieving so much, as re-seasoning with the Christian mind.
1883 Youth's Compan. 15 Nov. 479/4 Polly..washed every bit of chicken from the offending biscuit-paste, re-placed, re-seasoned and re-gravied it.
1941 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 14 Feb. 29/1 Left-over bread dressing... Re-season the bread mixture by cooking it in butter with diced onion, celery and green pepper.
1984 J. Brennan Cuisines of Asia 9 Should you find that your wok has rusted, you will..have to scour it thoroughly with steel wool and reseason it.
2005 L. Carucci Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks 253/2 Legumes soak up flavors as they sit, so be sure to taste and reseason the favas just before serving.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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