derate
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de·rate
(dē-rāt′)tr.v. de·rat·ed, de·rat·ing, de·rates
1. To lower the rating of (a device), especially because of a deterioration in efficiency or quality.
2. To lower the financial rating of (a corporation, for example).
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derate
(diːˈreɪt)vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) Brit to assess the value of (some types of property, such as agricultural land) at a lower rate than others for local taxation
deˈrating n
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derate
Past participle: derated
Gerund: derating
| Imperative |
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| derate |
| derate |
| Present |
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| I derate |
| you derate |
| he/she/it derates |
| we derate |
| you derate |
| they derate |
| Preterite |
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| I derated |
| you derated |
| he/she/it derated |
| we derated |
| you derated |
| they derated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am derating |
| you are derating |
| he/she/it is derating |
| we are derating |
| you are derating |
| they are derating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have derated |
| you have derated |
| he/she/it has derated |
| we have derated |
| you have derated |
| they have derated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was derating |
| you were derating |
| he/she/it was derating |
| we were derating |
| you were derating |
| they were derating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had derated |
| you had derated |
| he/she/it had derated |
| we had derated |
| you had derated |
| they had derated |
| Future |
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| I will derate |
| you will derate |
| he/she/it will derate |
| we will derate |
| you will derate |
| they will derate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have derated |
| you will have derated |
| he/she/it will have derated |
| we will have derated |
| you will have derated |
| they will have derated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be derating |
| you will be derating |
| he/she/it will be derating |
| we will be derating |
| you will be derating |
| they will be derating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been derating |
| you have been derating |
| he/she/it has been derating |
| we have been derating |
| you have been derating |
| they have been derating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been derating |
| you will have been derating |
| he/she/it will have been derating |
| we will have been derating |
| you will have been derating |
| they will have been derating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been derating |
| you had been derating |
| he/she/it had been derating |
| we had been derating |
| you had been derating |
| they had been derating |
| Conditional |
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| I would derate |
| you would derate |
| he/she/it would derate |
| we would derate |
| you would derate |
| they would derate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have derated |
| you would have derated |
| he/she/it would have derated |
| we would have derated |
| you would have derated |
| they would have derated |
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Verb 1. derate - lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
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