DISRATE

Etymology

Verb

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

Anagrams

• 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



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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