to chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.-established portion or measure; fixed allowance.-that which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.-valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.-a tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in england, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.-order; arrangement.-ratification; approval.-the gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.-the order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.-the class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as a1, a2, etc.-to set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.-to assess for the payment of a rate or tax.-to settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.-to ratify.-to be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.-to make an estimate.