In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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
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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