downgrade
a downward slope, especially of a road.
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.).
Idioms about downgrade
on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position: His career has been on the downgrade.
Origin of downgrade
1Other words from downgrade
- downgrader, noun
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How to use downgrade in a sentence
For instance, when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, it was downgraded to a Category 1 storm, only to tragically stall and dump enough rain to break at least 28 flood records.
Slow, meandering hurricanes are often more dangerous—and they’re getting more common | Greta Moran | September 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceLaura has now been downgraded to Category 2 storm, but it’s still barreling over Louisiana with winds of 110 mph.
Hurricane Laura is the strongest storm to hit Louisiana in more than a century | Sara Chodosh | August 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe hurricane knocked out power for more than 800,000 people in Louisiana and eastern Texas before it was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday afternoon.
Hurricane Laura’s impact on Louisiana puts a spotlight on US poverty | Karen Ho | August 27, 2020 | QuartzNearly 40% of students ended up receiving exam scores downgraded from their teachers’ predictions, threatening to cost them their university spots.
The UK exam debacle reminds us that algorithms can’t fix broken systems | Karen Hao | August 20, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn practice, this means Facebook’s algorithms will no longer recommend users join QAnon groups, and will downgrade the prominence of QAnon in its news feed.
Will Facebook’s QAnon crackdown succeed? What people are saying so far | Jeff | August 20, 2020 | Fortune
"The Uri Blau conviction as part of a plea bargain alone merits a downgrade," said Omer-Man.
I did The Girlfriend Experience on film and Entourage on television, and to downgrade from that would be silly.
Hollywood’s Favorite Ex–Porn Star: A Chat With Sasha Grey | Marlow Stern | February 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne ratings agency is threatening to downgrade the U.S. if we go over the fiscal cliff.
The U.S. Credit Rating Might Get Downgraded Again, But Does Anyone Care? | Matthew Zeitlin | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA ratings downgrade, Bell said, would be the absolute last thing to move the needle as far as urgency over the deficit.
The U.S. Credit Rating Might Get Downgraded Again, But Does Anyone Care? | Matthew Zeitlin | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe downgrade probably scores short-term political points for both leaders.
In the general ferment, commercial honesty had been on the downgrade.
Ten Tudor Statesmen | Arthur D. InnesI do not want to downgrade any police department, but this is what happens through no fault of theirs.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyFrom Houston we turned onto Elm, which was a rather sharp turn with a downgrade, sir.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe inference is obvious: that the Monarchists are on the upgrade, and the Republicans on the downgrade.
France and the Republic | William Henry HurlbertAs he did this the turnout reached a point in the road where the downgrade was greater than ever.
Dave Porter in the Far North | Edward Stratemeyer
British Dictionary definitions for downgrade
/ (ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd) /
to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job
to speak of disparagingly
mainly US and Canadian a downward slope, esp in a road
on the downgrade waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
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