disrate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of disrate
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“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 John B. Greene
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 Basil Hall
In your cablegram received to-day, you take occasion to remind us that no manager or owner has authority to disrate a ship's officer.
From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
Must be minded, or it’s rank mutiny, and a disrate.
From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland
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 J. Schonberg
In the evening General Longstreet told me that he had just received intelligence that Hooker had been disrated, and that Meade256 was appointed in his place.
From Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 by Arthur James Lyon Fremantle
I said; "you are no longer captain of the foretop, you are disrated on the ship's books."
From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Basil Hall
You will be disrated, Corporal Jim, and Lieutenant Earle, in order to reward Bob for carrying tales and to encourage him to carry more, will give him your place.
From George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers by Harry Castlemon
I would be disrated and go before the mast to-morrow, to be shown the way upward again by such a guide.
From Perils of Certain English Prisoners by Charles Dickens
"But" said he, "I must bargain they shall be disrated if they attempt to reason."
From Hard Cash by Charles Reade
I don't mean he'd think of disrating you, Cap'n Sears.
From Fair Harbor by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
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 Ernest W. Hornung
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 Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
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 William Heysham Overend
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