as in to reduce
to bring to a lower grade or rank
several noncommissioned officers had been disrated
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As part of a plea agreement, the murder charge was reduced to involuntary manslaughter, and the remaining charges were dismissed.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Additional heavy rainfall is possible beyond Saturday; however, uncertainty in Melissa's track and forward speed reduces confidence in exact totals.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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He was demoted to an affiliate deal with the South Bay Lakers, LA's NBAGL squad in El Segundo, at the start of the 2023-24 season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The King has always been reluctant to cut off his brother completely, and even their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, only went as far as to demote him as a working royal without taking away his title or his comforts.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Disrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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