downgrade
/ˌdaʊnˈɡɹeɪd/ verb C2- To place lower in position. · The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.
- To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
- To disparage.
- to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
- To revert software back to an older version.
He/she/it downgrades · Past downgraded · Past participle downgraded · -ing form downgrading
Verb forms
- Base form
- downgrade
- He/she/it
- downgrades
- Past
- downgraded
- Past participle
- downgraded
- -ing form
- downgrading
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