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ratesnounpl. of rate degree of excellencenot being of the first rate, these apples are usually sold as food for livestock calibers(or calibres), classes, grades, qualities hallmarksmarksfootings, places, positions, ranks, standings, statures, statusesbenchmarks, criteria(also criterions), measures, pars, standards, touchstones, yardsticks the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more thingsthe exchange rate was 10 pesos to the dollar when we visited Mexico proportions, ratios averagesfrequenciescorrespondencespercentages disproportions ratesverb1present tense third-person singular of rateto be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker? deserves, earns, merits entitles, qualifies to make an approximate or tentative judgment regardingnowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment appraises, assesses, estimates, evaluates, guesstimates, sets, valuates, values adjudges, deems, judgesascertains, determines, discovers, learnsprices, prizesdecides, settlesanalyzes, assays, surveys, testsreappraises, reassesses, reevaluates, rejudges, revaluestransvaluates, transvaluesmisesteems, misjudges, misprizes, underestimates, undervalues to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classesa restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories grades, is, places, ranks, stands seedscountscategorizes, classes, classifies, codifies, compartmentalizes, groups, separates, sets, sortsinstalls, instates to think of in a particular wayI would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her accounts, calls, considers, counts, esteems, holds, looks (on or upon), reckons, regards, sets down, views believes, deems, feels, senses, thinksconceives, fancies, imagines takes for ratesverb2present tense third-person singular of rateto criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsa tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings bastes, bawls out, berates, calls down, castigates, chastises, chews out, dresses down, flays, hammers, jaws, keelhauls, lambastes(or lambasts), lectures, rags, rails (at or against), rants (at), reams (out), rebukes, reprimands, reproaches, scolds, scores, tongue-lashes, upbraids admonishes, chides, remonstrates (with), reprovesabuses, assails, attacks, bad-mouths, blames, blasts, censures, condemns, criticizes, crucifies, denounces, disses(slang), excoriates, faults, harangues, knocks, laces (into), lashes, pans, reprehends, reviles, scourges, slams, vituperatesbelittles, disparages, mocks, puts downridicules, scoffs, scorns lays into, reads the riot act (to), takes to task approves, endorses(also indorses), sanctionsextols(also extolls), lauds, praises |