Derate

6 lettersverbrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

To reduce the officially rated power or operational capacity of electrical or mechanical equipment.

“The engineers had to derate the transformer to prevent overheating in the extreme climate.”

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Synonyms

downratereduce limit

Antonyms

uprateupgrade

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the common word RATE with a DE prefix, and ends in E, a frequent pattern in six-letter words

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Worth 7 points with all common tiles, and RATE within it can help you spot board placement opportunities

Words Related to Derate

Anagrams of Derate

Words that use exactly the same letters as “derate”.

teared

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “derate” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aerate berate cerate debate

Words you can make from Derate

Shorter words formed from the letters in “derate”.

adret arete dater deare derat detar deter drate eared eater erade rated tarde tared teaer trade tread treed adet ared aret arte ated daer

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “derate”.

adepter aerated alerted altered averted berated catered cerated created dearest debater derated draftee earthed hearted related treated

Longer words starting with Derate

Words that begin with “derate”.

derated

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