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) |