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Definition of Disrate
1. v. t. To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade.
Definition of Disrate
1. Verb. To lower a rate or rating ¹
2. Verb. (nautical) To demote a sailor to a lower rank ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disrate
1. to lower in rating or rank [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disrate
Literary usage of Disrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American Or English Jurisprudence by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (1879)
"of a usage in the whaling trade never to disrate an officer to a seaman, but
discharge him, when his displacement becomes necessary, cannot be allowed to ..."
2. Scottish Law Magazine, and Sheriff Court Reporter by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1865)
"We are of opinion that the power given by the contract to disrate or reduce wages
is not affected bj the provision referred to concerning fines. ..."
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