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REGRADE
Etymology
Verb
regrade (third-person singular simple present regrades, present participle regrading, simple past and past participle regraded)
(transitive) To grade again, give a new grade or grading to.
(transitive) To regroup or reassign.
(US, transitive) To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation).
(obsolete) To retire or recede.
Anagrams
• Draeger, regarde
Source: Wiktionary
Re*grade" (r*grd"), v. i. Etym: [L. re- re- + gradi to go. Cf. Regrede. ]
Definition: To retire; to go back. [Obs.] W. Hales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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