disrate (third-person singular simple present disrates, present participle disrating, simple past and past participle disrated)
To lower a rate or rating
(nautical) To demote a sailor to a lower rank
• Atreids, aridest, asterid, astride, atrides, diaster, restiad, sideart, staider, staired, tardies, tirades, tradies
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*rate", v. t.
Definition: To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. Marryat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
