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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of rate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Scolded, rebuked. archaic

   "He tooke it up, and thence with him did beare, / As rated Spaniell takes his burden up for feare."

2. 2
   maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly
3. 3
   Having a particular rating or rate

Synonyms

All synonyms

ad valoremappraisedassessedassortedcatalogedclassified

Antonyms

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unrated

Example

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"Blue movies are rated X, which means that only people of 18 and over can watch them."

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