disrate

[ dis-reyt ]
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verb (used with object),dis·rat·ed, dis·rat·ing.
  1. to reduce to a lower rating or rank.

Origin of disrate

1
First recorded in 1805–15; dis-1 + rate1

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How to use disrate in a sentence

  • 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.

    The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
  • 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.

  • As they're not sailors, I mean to disrate them to boys at five dollars a month.

    The Grain Ship | Morgan Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for disrate

disrate

/ (dɪsˈreɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) navy to punish (an officer) by lowering him in rank

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