Derate vs Berate - What's the difference?
derate | berate |
To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
To chide or scold vehemently.
* 1896 , , Seats Of The Mighty , ch. 13:
* 1914 , , The Gods of Mars , ch. 21:
* 1917 , , Jerry of the Islands , ch. 14:
* 2008 , Alex Perry, "
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
As verbs the difference between derate and berate
is that derate is while berate is to chide or scold vehemently.As an adjective derate
is that has undergone splenectomy to improve its running.As a noun derate
is a person who has undergone splenectomy.derate
English
Verb
(derat)- The derated engine sold at a lower price, but had the same components as the standard model.
Anagrams
* * * *berate
English
Verb
(berat)- Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.
- A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be.
- Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.
The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King," Time , 27 Nov.:
- During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice.
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
