Rank \Rank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ranked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ranking,]

1. To place abreast, or in a line.

2. To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify.

Ranking all things under general and special heads. --I. Watts.

Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers. --Broome.

Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. --Dr. H. More.

3. To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)