Deserve and Rate

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Deserve

Deserve verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

Usage example: the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

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Rate is a synonym for deserve in merit topic. In some cases you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Deserve", when it comes to topics like get, be entitled to.

Rate

Rate verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

Usage example: how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker?

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Deserve is a synonym for rate in merit topic. You can use "Deserve" instead a verb "Rate", if it concerns topics such as get, be entitled to.

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

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power	deserve power	rate power
people	deserve people	rate people
honor	deserve honor	rate honor
place	deserve place	rate place
Other words: level, mention, page.

Both words in one sentence

At any rate did he really deserve his ultimate fate of being squashed to death on the bridge?

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film
At any rate, the plant uses the line "A lot of folks deserve to die" during the "Feed Me" number.

Source: Asshole Victim

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