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verb
- 1. reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance: "some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled" Similar Opposite
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 on a railway or road: North American "a steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second"
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DOWNGRADE definition: 1. to reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position, or to cause something to be…. Learn more.
The meaning of DOWNGRADE is a downward grade (as of a road). How to use downgrade in a sentence.
DOWNGRADE meaning: 1. to reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position, or to cause something to be…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , down·grad·ed, down·grad·ing. to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary. to minimize the importance of; denigrate: She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation. to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.). downgrade. / ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd /.
1. to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job. 2. to speak of disparagingly. noun. 3. mainly US and Canadian. a downward slope, esp in a road. 4. See on the downgrade.
downgrade something/somebody to make something/somebody seem less important or valuable than it/they really are. Definition of downgrade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DOWNGRADE meaning: to move someone or something to a less important position. Learn more.
Definitions of 'downgrade' 1. If something is downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. [...] 2. If someone is downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money. [...] More. Conjugations of 'downgrade'
1. A descending slope, as in a road. 2. An act of downgrading, as in status, rank, or amount: The company averted a downgrade of its credit rating. 3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word downgrade. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
