| Title | declass |
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| Text |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·class DATE 1888 : to remove from a class; especially : to assign to a lower social status Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: DEGRADE 1, break, bump, bust, demerit, demote, disgrade, disrate, downgrade, reduce Related Words: disbar, exclude, rule out; abash, discomfit, disconcert Contrasted Words: aggrandize, exalt, magnify Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·class \(ˈ)dē+\ transitive verb Etymology: de- + class (n.); translation of French déclasser : to remove from a class : lower in one's class especially socially < the psychological effects of being declassed — Francis Downing > |
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