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downgraded

Variant of downgrade

downgrade definition

☆ down·grade (-grād′)

noun

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

adjective, adverb

downhill; downward

transitive verb downgraded -·grad′ed, downgrading -·grad′·ing

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

on the downgrade

losing status, influence, health, etc.; declining

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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