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Downgrade

ˈdaʊnɡreɪd

Downgrade definitions
verb
downgrade downgraded downgrades downgrading
  1. reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

    "some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled"

    demote lower lower in status reduce/lower in rank reduce in importance disparage denigrate detract from run down decry belittle make light of minimize defame
noun
downgrade downgrades
  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

    "a steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second"