underrank en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + rank.
Meanings
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(transitive) To rank lower than.
In the military, a private underranks a colonel.
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(transitive) To ascribe too low a rank to.
Embarrassingly, I underranked the colonel by addressing him as "private".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underranks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underranked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underranked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underranking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |