rate
1[ reyt ]
/ reɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
verb (used without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
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Idioms for rate
- in any event; in any case.
- at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.
at any rate,
Origin of rate
11375–1425; (noun) late Middle English rate monetary value, estimated amount, proportional part <Medieval Latin rata<Latin (prō) ratā (parte) (according to) an estimated (part), ratā ablative singular of rata, feminine of ratus, past participle of rērī to judge; (v.) late Middle English raten to estimate the value (of), derivative of the noun
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Definition for rate (2 of 2)
rate2
[ reyt ]
/ reɪt /
verb (used with or without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
to chide vehemently; scold.
Origin of rate
21350–1400; Middle English (a)raten, perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian rata to reject
OTHER WORDS FROM rate
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British Dictionary definitions for rate (1 of 2)
rate1
/ (reɪt) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for rate
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin prō ratā parte according to a fixed proportion, from ratus fixed, from rērī to think, decide
British Dictionary definitions for rate (2 of 2)
rate2
/ (reɪt) /
verb
(tr) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly
Word Origin for rate
C14: perhaps related to Swedish rata to chide
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Medical definitions for rate
rate
[ rāt ]
n.
A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity.
A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion.
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Idioms and Phrases with rate
rate
see at any rate; at this rate; x-rated.
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