downgrade

UK/'daʊngreɪd; daʊn'greɪd/US/'dajn^reid/

Definitions

To reduce in rank, status, or rating.

降级；下调评级。

A reduction in rank or rating; (also) a downhill slope.

降级；（评级）下调；下坡。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

downbelow, insufficiently

gradeto step, walk, go

=downgrade

down + grade (a rank/level) = to move down a grade. The mirror image of upgrade. Common in finance ('downgrade a credit rating') and tech ('downgrade to the free plan').

Root gress still carries 64 more words

Example Sentences

1.
The agency downgraded the country's credit rating.
2.
He chose to downgrade to a cheaper subscription.

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