derate
UK/diːˈɹeɪt/
derate verb: to lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
Verb
derate (third-person singular simple present derates, present participle derating, simple past and past participle derated)
- To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
- The derated engine sold at a lower price, but had the same components as the standard model.
Forms of derate
| third-person singular present | derates |
|---|---|
| present participle | derating |
| past participle | derated |
| past | derated |
Origin of derate
From de- + rate.
Words that rhyme with derate
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about derate
- What does derate mean?
- Derate means to lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
- What part of speech is derate?
- Derate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce derate?
- Derate is pronounced /diːˈɹeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of derate?
- The past tense of derate is derated.
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