Regrade

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of grading again.

    "There are no regrades in this class: your mark is final."

Verb
  1. 1
    To grade again, give a new grade or grading to. transitive

    "Before the new station could be built, a private overbridge had to be raised, and the railway regraded."

  2. 2
    To regroup or reassign. transitive
  3. 3
    To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation). US, transitive
  4. 4
    To retire or recede. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms
retreatroll back

Example

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"Before the new station could be built, a private overbridge had to be raised, and the railway regraded."

Etymology

From re- + grade.

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