disrate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of disrate
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But I hope you'll take care of the rest of my crew, and not disrate them after I am dead in favour of new followers.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
It is obvious, too, that if giving a man a higher rating be a source of encouragement, to disrate him may readily be used as a means of punishment.
From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil
“I appreciate your feeling, my lad,” he answered; “but even if he does return I won’t disrate you, and I will see how we can best manage to get you an outfit.”
From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.
I disrate you on account of your unfitness for the post, and you will now return to your former rating, as I have restored your name to the list of the crew.
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.
Owner can fire captain but only captain can fire or disrate ship's officers.
From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
"But" said he, "I must bargain they shall be disrated if they attempt to reason."
From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles
But I've been disrated before and we'll let that pass.
From Wide Courses by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
I have therefore disrated and turned him before the mast; such neglectful and worthless petty officers, I believe, never were in a ship as are in this.
From The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences by Barrow, John, Sir
This word, though disrated from respectability by American misuse, signified to foretell or prophesy; it is thus used by Shakspeare in the first act of "Julius Cæsar."
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
The office was accepted with alacrity; but in a few minutes he too ran us into a worse difficulty than his predecessor ever did, and was at once disrated amidst the derision of his comrades.
From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by Livingstone, David
I don't mean he'd think of disrating you, Cap'n Sears.
From Fair Harbor by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
It was worse than tyranny, I thought, this arbitrary conduct in disrating me unjustly!
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham
We believe you to be a clever first mate, otherwise Captain Kendall would not have dug you up out of the forecastle; and believing this, naturally we dislike the thought of disrating you.
From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
The disrating had been largely due to the second officer, who did not hesitate to ask the fellow in what capacity he saw him now.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.
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