C19: from re- + stem of participle of Latin gelāre to freeze
regelate in American English
(ˈridʒəˌleit, ˌridʒəˈleit)
intransitive verbWord forms: -lated, -lating
to freeze by regelation
Word origin
[1855–60; back formation from regelation]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: kickoff, lavabo, output, pickup, specialist