downgrade

== English == === Etymology === From down- + grade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/ IPA(key): (verb) /ˌdaʊnˈɡɹeɪd/ Rhymes: (verb) -eɪd Hyphenation: down‧grade === Noun === downgrade (plural downgrades) A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. Antonym: upgrade Coordinate term: discount A downhill gradient on a road or railway. A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state. Coordinate term: comedown Near-synonyms: degradation, worsening, deterioration ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === downgrade (third-person singular simple present downgrades, present participle downgrading, simple past and past participle downgraded) To place lower in position. Antonym: upgrade Coordinate term: discount To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down. (transitive) To disparage. Synonyms: degrade, demote, defame, reduce; see also Thesaurus:demean Coordinate terms: ruin, destroy (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity. (computing) To revert software back to an older version. Synonyms: restore, revert, roll back; see also Thesaurus:revert ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “downgrade”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === dead wrong, dead-wrong, dog warden