DOWNGRADE

downgrade

(noun) the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

downgrade

(verb) rate lower; lower in value or esteem

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

downgrade (plural downgrades)

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

A downhill gradient on a road or railway.

Verb

downgrade (third-person singular simple present downgrades, present participle downgrading, simple past and past participle downgraded)

To place lower in position.

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

(transitive) To disparage.

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

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

Synonyms

• degrade

• demote

• defame

• reduce

• revert

• ruin

Anagrams

• dead wrong, dead-wrong, dog warden

Source: Wiktionary

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