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.

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

Words related to disrate

lower, bump, dismiss, relegate, demote, undervalue, reduce, degrade, devalue, bust, break, downgrade, abase, bench, demean, demerit, minimize, humble, denigrate, decry

Example sentences from the Web for disrate

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

    The Grain Ship |Morgan Robertson

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for disrate

disrate
/ (dɪsˈreɪt) /

verb

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