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   Down·grade

   /ˈdounˌɡrād/

   

   verb

   • 1. reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance: "some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semiskilled" Similar demotelowerlower in statusreduce/lower in rankreduce in importancerelegateinformal:bustarchaic:degradedisparagedenigratedetract fromrun downdecrybelittlemake light ofminimizedefameinformal:bad-mouthOpposite upgradepromotepraisetalk up

   noun

   • 1. an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance: "downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one"
   • 2. a downward gradient, typically on a railroad track or road: North American "a steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second"

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