Underrank

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To rank lower than. transitive

    "In the military, a private underranks a colonel."

  2. 2
    To ascribe too low a rank to. transitive

    "Embarrassingly, I underranked the colonel by addressing him as "private"."

Example

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"In the military, a private underranks a colonel."

Etymology

From under- + rank.

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