downgrade.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
Meaning & usage
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.
Where this word comes from
From down- + grade.
To place lower in position.
The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
To disparage.
to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
To revert software back to an older version.
Where this word comes from
From down- + grade.
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