ALL meanings of downgrade
down·grade
D d - transitive verb downgrade demote, lower in rank 1
- transitive verb downgrade reduce official threat posed by sth 1
- transitive verb downgrade technology: revert to sth older 1
- noun downgrade sth downgraded 1
- noun downgrade Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. 1
- noun downgrade a downward slope, especially of a road. 1
- verb with object downgrade to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary. 1
- verb with object downgrade to minimize the importance of; denigrate: She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation. 1
- verb with object downgrade to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.). 1
- idioms downgrade on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position: His career has been on the downgrade. 1
- noun downgrade A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. 0
- verb downgrade To place lower in position. 0
- verb downgrade To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts. 0
- verb downgrade (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity. 0
- verb downgrade (computing) To revert software back to an older version. 0
- verb downgrade If something is downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. 0
- verb downgrade If someone is downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money. 0
- verb downgrade to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job 0
- verb downgrade to speak of disparagingly 0
- noun downgrade a downward slope, esp in a road 0
- noun downgrade a downward slope, esp. in a road 0
- noun downgrade a lowering in rank, value, etc. 0
- adjective downgrade downhill; downward 0
- verb transitive downgrade to demote to a less skilled job at lower pay 0
- verb transitive downgrade to lower in importance, value, esteem, etc. 0
- verb transitive downgrade to belittle 0