restampv.
/ˌriːˈstamp/, U.S. /riˈstæmp/ 1. transitive. To stamp a new pattern or mark on (a surface, object, etc.). Also in extended use.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > imprint [verb (transitive)] > again
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society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > put quality mark on [verb (transitive)] > stamp again
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1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. i. ii. 15 The Medals of the former Emperors were not current in the times of the later, who yet restamped many of them.
1745 S. M. Leake Hist. Acct. Eng. Money (ed. 2) 382 The largest Sort of these Half-Crowns were re-stamped with the Figure of the King on Horseback.
1853 Fraser's Mag. 47 294 Syncretism..was the favourite policy of the Roman emperors. They would have all the varieties of mankind called in and restamped at the Cæsarean mint.
1884 Law Times Rep. 51 222/2 Inferior Swedish iron has been used, the brand cut off, and then restamped.
1944 E. W. Kemmerer Gold & Gold Standard i. 9 He then restamped the coins and gave to each drachma the value of two drachmas.
1995 AA Mag. (Automobile Assoc.) Summer 13/2 You can't make it perfect and restamp an engine like a machine does—but it will fool a punter.
2. transitive. To reimpress (a mark, image, etc.) on an object, surface, etc. Chiefly in figurative, esp. spiritual, contexts; (now also figurative) to reassert or reaffirm (one's authority).
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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > impart a character or nature to [verb (transitive)] > stamp a character upon > again
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a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 32 in Wks. (1721) II. From Vanity to Vanity I roll, Thy Likeness, Lord, restamp upon my Soul.
1743 J. Morris Serm. xii. 334 External rites..tend to restamp his image upon our minds.
1828 ‘Canonicus’ Lett. to W. E. Channing 115 [St Luke] not only inconsiderately failed to correct the errors of his reporter, but actually restamped upon it the seal of his inspired authority.
1901 R. C. Moberly Atonem. & Personality (1907) 351 He, who alone, as the very image of the Father, could restamp God's image on man.
1997 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 21 Feb. a15 F.W. de Klerk has launched a major reshuffle of the National party leadership in an attempt to restamp his authority.
2003 Canterbury (New S. Wales) Express (Nexis) 5 Aug. A controversial try by Guildford's man of the match Nathan Carr restamped his authority on the match.
2008 P. Dell Stamping for Fun! 18 If you need to re-stamp part of an image, this tool is important.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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