underrank

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verb

To rank lower than.

“In the military, a private underranks a colonel.”

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Meanings

verbunderrank (third-person singular simple present underranks, present participle underranking, simple past and past participle underranked)

present singular third person underranks · participle present underranking · participle past underranked · past underranked

  1. transitiveTo rank lower than.

    In the military, a private underranks a colonel.

  2. transitiveTo ascribe too low a rank to.

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

Origin

From under- + rank.

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APA

underrank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrank

MLA

“underrank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrank. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underrank,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrank.

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