disrate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of disrate
Example Sentences
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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 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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 Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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
Must be minded, or it’s rank mutiny, and a disrate.
From Menhardoc by Staniland, C.J.
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
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 Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon
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
For if any of these are found wanting, they are forthwith disrated or discharged.
From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Melville, Herman
I could not be disrated, as I was only a cabin-boy, but a substitutionary penalty was invoked against me.
From Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Runciman, Walter
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 Castlemon, Harry
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.
I don't mean he'd think of disrating you, Cap'n Sears.
From Fair Harbor by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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)
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
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