reseat

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.

The justice watched his steady step and as he reseated, discovered that the girl was no longer among the spectators.

To plug (something) back into its socket.

Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.

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.

In 1946, several of the heavy flagstones, which form the decking of the viaduct, were replaced or reseated, and manholes were provided in the decking, to facilitate access to the inner walls.