Home › Words › D › disratedisratedisrate means to lower a rate or rating.EtymologyFrom dis- + rate.verbTo lower a rate or ratingTo demote a sailor to a lower rankDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.downrate 76% match — To give something a lower rating. vs disrate →derate 69% match — To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material. vs disrate →derating 67% match — The act by which something is derated. vs disrate →disgrade 64% match — To degrade. vs disrate →disrank 64% match — To degrade from rank. vs disrate →underrate 64% match — To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate. vs disrate →misrate 63% match — To rate erroneously. vs disrate →downgraded 63% match — Whose rating, status etc has been reduced vs disrate →