downgrade

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Synonyms: down grade, low-grade, downgraded, low grade, downgrades, downrate

Antonyms: down grade, low-grade, downgraded, low grade, downgrades, downrate

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Noun

1. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
2. A [[downhill]] [[gradient]] on a road or railway.
3. A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.

Verb

1. To [[place#Verb|place]] [[low#Adjective|lower]] in [[position#Noun|position]].
2. To [[reduce]] in [[complexity]], or [[remove#Verb|remove]] [[unnecessary]] [[part#Noun|parts]]; to [[dumb down]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disparage]].
4. {{lb|en|meteorology}} to [[reduce]] the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} To [[revert]] software back to an older version.

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