downgrade

/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A downhill gradient on a road or railway.

verb

  1. 1

    To place lower in position.

    “The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'.”
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To disparage.

  4. 4

    To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

  5. 5

    To revert software back to an older version.

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