rated

USRAY-tid/ˈɹeɪtɪd/

4 meanings of rated

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of rate. Use this form when talking about scoring or judging something that already happened.
The movie was rated suitable for all ages.
Critics rated the new restaurant very highly.
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2
adjective
Given a particular score, level, or grade.
Like a movie that gets a star score showing how good it is.
She booked a highly rated hotel for the trip.
The game is rated for kids over ten.
Similarranked, regarded, graded
Oppositeunrated
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3
adjective
Showing the highest load or power a device can safely handle.
Like the weight limit printed on an elevator: the most it can safely carry.
Never go above the rated power of your extension cord.
The motor's rated speed is printed on the label.
Similarnominal
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Less common meaning

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adjectivearchaic
Told off or scolded by someone in an angry way.
Like being told off by a teacher in front of the whole class.
The boy was rated for coming home late yet again.
[H]e merely passed by sheepishly with a rated, scowling look.
1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Whitsuntide”Here, rated means scolded, looking like someone who was just told off.
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rated is a form of rate

rate, verb: To judge how good someone or something is, or to place them at a certain level. Full entry

Forms: raterates he/she/itrating -ing formrated past tense, past participle
Spelling: rate → rated: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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