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downgrade

/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/

noun

Meaning

  • A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

  • A downhill gradient on a road or railway.

verb

Meaning

  • To place lower in position.

    "The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'."

  • To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.

  • To disparage.

  • To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

  • To revert software back to an older version.

Synonyms

defame,
degrade,
demote,
reduce,
revert,
ruin