uprate

up·rate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-reyt]
- /ʌpˈreɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-reyt]
- /ʌpˈreɪt/

Definitions of uprate word

verb with object uprate to raise in rate, power, size, classification, etc.; upgrade: to uprate a rocket engine. 1
verb uprate to raise the value, rate, or size of; upgrade 0
verb uprate to increase the effective speed of (a film) by underexposing, usually up to two stops, and subsequently overdeveloping (pushing the processing) 0
noun uprate An increase in a rating. 0
verb uprate (Transitive Verb) To give something a higher rating. 0

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Origin of uprate

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; up- + rate1

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Parts of speech for Uprate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Uprate

uprate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

uprate usage trend in Literature

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