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.
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