1. (

• rank ,

) take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" ;

2. (

• rate ,
• rank ,
• range ,
• order ,
• grade ,
• place ,

) assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" ;

3. (

• rank ,
• outrank

) take precedence or surpass others in rank ;

1. (

• graded ,
• ranked ,
• stratified ,

) arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" ;