rebated
/ˈɹiːbeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
rebated is an adjective meaning “Blunted, dulled (of a blade, weapon etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-B-A-T-E-D and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 21 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does rebated mean?
adjective
- 1
Blunted, dulled (of a blade, weapon etc.).
- 2
Having a smaller diameter than the main body of the cartridge, from which it is separated by an extractor groove narrower than both.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of rebate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rebated?
- UK /ˈɹiːbeɪtɪd/
- UK /ɹɪˈbeɪtɪd/
Rebated has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rebated
- more rebated comparative
- most rebated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rebated?
Rebated appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does rebated come from?
From rebate + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).