to rerate
- verb
- /ˌriːˈreɪt/
- Scientists apply every five years to be rerated (see www.nrf.ac.za for additional information on the rating process).
Examples
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Planergy also rerated one pump and one hydraulic turbine.
Academic text (1999) -
Because PBS &J; had helped the County rerate the plant to 7.5 mgd, the County was able to delay the overall expansion.
Academic text (2002) -
Lubcyik and Mares determined that they could improve the efficiency of the hydrotreater by investigating variable speed drives, rerating internal pump elements, and changing operating procedures.
Academic text (1999) -
Compress designs and rerates vessels rigorously, considering wind, seismic, and external loads. Coster makes detailed material and labor estimates. Then Drafter automatically makes fabrication drawings.
Academic text (1996) -
The company decided to rerate the product after customer feedback indicated it was more effective than initially thought.
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After a thorough review, the committee voted to rerate the hotel, elevating its classification from three stars to four.
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Following the recent upgrades, the engineers will rerate the machinery to reflect its improved performance and safety standards.
Synonyms
To examine something again to check details or make changes
To think about a decision again to see if it should change
Think about something again to decide if it should change
Put something into a different group when new information appears
Look at something again to decide how valuable or important it is
To give new marks after checking or fixing the first ones
To give work a new mark after checking it
To find or decide something again after checking it
To think again about something to decide how important it is
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rerate starts with re- meaning 'again' and ends with rate, which means to 'give a value or grade', just like when you rate a film or product. So, rerate is to give something a new rating after checking it again.