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downgrade

noun

  1. a downward slope, esp. in a road
  2. a lowering in rank, value, etc.

adjective, adverb

downhill; downward

transitive verb downgraded, downgrading

  1. to demote to a less skilled job at lower pay
  2. to lower in importance, value, esteem, etc.
  3. to belittle

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