de-rank

A form of derank — To inflect into a form that cannot be used in independent declarative clauses.

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Meanings

verbde-rank (third-person singular simple present de-ranks, present participle de-ranking, simple past and past participle de-ranked)

present singular third person de-ranks · participle present de-ranking · participle past de-ranked · past de-ranked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of derank.

    It ranks and de-ranks these superstitions throughout the year.

    2016, Roy Bainton, The Mammoth Book of Superstition: From Rabbits' Feet to Friday the 13th, →ISBN
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    Just as lorevolution's de-ranking of human attributes brought about equality among humans, the de-ranking of moral values brought about the global state of angst we now find ourselves in.

    2000, Richard Barker, Steering Evolution, →ISBN, page 130

    Consequently, for the example used, only by de-ranking performance and environmental aspects GIS can have a lower overall ranking than AIS.

    2001, Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff, Gaseous Dielectrics IX, →ISBN, page 442

    If your page falls significantly outside these normal statistical parameters for language related to your keywords, your content may be de-ranked for not being relevant to a user's search keywords.

    2016, Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, Web Style Guide, 4th Edition: Foundations of User Experience Design, →ISBN

    Who is here, who has been de-ranked and who has been up to no good in the eyes of those that make the rules.

    2017, Ignorance Paradox, →ISBN
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APA

de-rank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-rank

MLA

“de-rank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-rank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-rank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-rank.

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