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dis·rate

 (dĭs-rāt′)
tr.v. dis·rat·ed, dis·rat·ing, dis·rates
To reduce in rank or rating; demote.
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disrate

(dɪsˈreɪt)
vb
(Military) (tr) navy to punish (an officer) by lowering him or her in rank
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dis•rate

(dɪsˈreɪt)

v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
[1805–15]
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disrate


Past participle: disrated
Gerund: disrating

Imperative
disrate
disrate
Present
I disrate
you disrate
he/she/it disrates
we disrate
you disrate
they disrate
Preterite
I disrated
you disrated
he/she/it disrated
we disrated
you disrated
they disrated
Present Continuous
I am disrating
you are disrating
he/she/it is disrating
we are disrating
you are disrating
they are disrating
Present Perfect
I have disrated
you have disrated
he/she/it has disrated
we have disrated
you have disrated
they have disrated
Past Continuous
I was disrating
you were disrating
he/she/it was disrating
we were disrating
you were disrating
they were disrating
Past Perfect
I had disrated
you had disrated
he/she/it had disrated
we had disrated
you had disrated
they had disrated
Future
I will disrate
you will disrate
he/she/it will disrate
we will disrate
you will disrate
they will disrate
Future Perfect
I will have disrated
you will have disrated
he/she/it will have disrated
we will have disrated
you will have disrated
they will have disrated
Future Continuous
I will be disrating
you will be disrating
he/she/it will be disrating
we will be disrating
you will be disrating
they will be disrating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disrating
you have been disrating
he/she/it has been disrating
we have been disrating
you have been disrating
they have been disrating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disrating
you will have been disrating
he/she/it will have been disrating
we will have been disrating
you will have been disrating
they will have been disrating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disrating
you had been disrating
he/she/it had been disrating
we had been disrating
you had been disrating
they had been disrating
Conditional
I would disrate
you would disrate
he/she/it would disrate
we would disrate
you would disrate
they would disrate
Past Conditional
I would have disrated
you would have disrated
he/she/it would have disrated
we would have disrated
you would have disrated
they would have disrated
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No wonder, taking the whole fleet of whalemen in a body, that out of fifty fair chances for a dart, not five are successful; no wonder that so many hapless harpooneers are madly cursed and disrated; no wonder that some of them actually burst their blood-vessels in the boat; no wonder that some sperm whalemen are absent four years with four barrels; no wonder that to many ship owners, whaling is but a losing concern; for it is the harpooneer that makes the voyage, and if you take the breath out of his body how can you expect to find it there when most wanted!
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He would not apply for the post - he would have to be asked, and then the other candidates would virtually have to be disrated.
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