disrated

verb

past tense of disrate
as in reduced
to bring to a lower grade or rank several noncommissioned officers had been disrated

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  1. reduced
  2. demoted
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  • Newcastle end the window with the squad’s average age and wage bill significantly reduced.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Households reduced fuel consumption due to elevated prices owed to the Middle East conflict, and cut domestic and international travel.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • An officer with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department who misused the county’s license plate reader system has been demoted, suspended without pay and faced other disciplinary measures, according to a release from Sheriff Jeffery Balon.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Ramirez was surprised and very upset when the team demoted him to Jacksonville in May, according to a team source.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of demoted
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“Disrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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