"regrade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: regrades [plural]
Etymology: re- + grade Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|grade}} re- + grade Head templates: {{en-noun}} regrade (plural regrades)
  1. The act or process of grading again.
    Sense id: en-regrade-en-noun-xm0gIkgM

Verb

Forms: regrades [present, singular, third-person], regrading [participle, present], regraded [participle, past], regraded [past]
Etymology: re- + grade Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|grade}} re- + grade Head templates: {{en-verb}} regrade (third-person singular simple present regrades, present participle regrading, simple past and past participle regraded)
  1. (transitive) To grade again, give a new grade or grading to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-regrade-en-verb-xdZb7E06
  2. (transitive) To regroup or reassign. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-regrade-en-verb-9KjC1PBZ
  3. (US, transitive) To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation). Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-regrade-en-verb-0lVmvV7N Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 7 62 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 15 15 16 40 14
  4. (obsolete) To retire or recede. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-regrade-en-verb-fel6XfTQ

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for regrade meaning in English (3.2kB)

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