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Verb: regrade  ree'greyd
  1. To assign a new grade or rating to
    "The teacher agreed to regrade the exam after finding an error in the answer key"
     
  2. To change the level or slope of, especially a road
    "The city plans to regrade the steep hill to make it safer for drivers"
     
  3. To reassess the classification of potentially sensitive documents
    "The agency had to regrade several files following new security protocols"
     
  4. To change the grade or slope of something, especially land or a road
    "They regraded the driveway to improve drainage"
     
  5. To reassess or reevaluate, especially an academic paper or exam
    "The professor agreed to regrade the essay after the student's appeal"

Derived forms: regrading, regrades, regraded

Encyclopedia: Regrade