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Definition of Downgrade

1. Verb. Rate lower; lower in value or esteem.

2. Noun. The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends.

Definition of Downgrade

1. Noun. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. ¹

2. Verb. To place lower in position. ¹

3. Verb. To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts. ¹

4. Verb. (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity. ¹

5. Verb. (computing) To revert software back to an older version. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downgrade

1. [v -GRADED, -GRADING, -GRADES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downgrade

downfallings downfalls downfield downflow downflowing downflows downfold downfolded downfolding downfolds

downforce downforces downgoing downgoings downgone downgrade (current term) downgraded downgrades downgrading downgradings

downgyved downhaul downhauls downhearted downheartedly downheartedness downhill downhiller downhillers downhills

Literary usage of Downgrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"... was meant that the current of electricity was turned off and no power applied to the car other than the force of gravity on the downgrade. Peterson v. ..."

2. Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows: From Ageing to Emerging Markets by Helmut Reisen (2000)
"The pattern is particularly clear when countries have been put on review for possible downgrade or upgrade. During the 29 days preceding a review for ..."

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