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disrate

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

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

Words nearby disrate

disquieting, disquietude, disquisition, Disraeli, Disraeli, Benjamin, disrate, disregard, disregardful, disrelated, disrelish, disremember
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Words related to disrate

bump, dismiss, relegate, degrade, demote, devalue, reduce, undervalue, lower, bench, break, bust, demean, abase, decrease, decry, demerit, denigrate, depreciate, disparage

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.

    The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I|Tobias Smollett

  • 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
(tr) navy to punish (an officer) by lowering him in rank
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