Reseats

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Puts a person or thing back into a seat after it has been moved or removed ; fits a fresh seat or seating surface onto a chair, valve or similar object
2. Places someone again in a chair or position where they sit ; supplies a replacement seat or seating part for a piece of equipment or furniture
3. Sets a person back into a seated place once more ; installs a new seat, particularly a valve seat or chair seat, on a device or piece of furniture

Etymology: "Reseats" is the third-person singular present form of "reseat", a verb meaning to seat again, or to put a new seat or seating in place. Its base is the ordinary English word "seat", which goes back to Old Norse "sæti" and ultimately to a root meaning to sit, and the prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again." The prefix reached English through Old French "re-", which was itself drawn from Latin "re-", so the word was assembled from parts already familiar to English speakers. Its formation is plain: "re-" added to "seat" gives the sense of seating something once more, whether a person in a chair, a valve in its housing, or a part fitted back into its place.