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down·grade
 downgrade
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- pronunciation:
- daUn
greId
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective & adverb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- on the downgrade
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slope downward, as in a road.
- antonyms:
- upgrade
- similar words:
- decline
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| definition 2: |
a trend or turn toward a worse condition.
- antonyms:
- improvement
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| related words: |
fall, grade, pitch |
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| phrase: |
on the downgrade |
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| part of speech: |
adjective & adverb |
| definition: |
downward.
- antonyms:
- upward
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
downgrades, downgrading, downgraded |
| definition 1: |
to reduce in rank, position, status, salary, or the like.
- antonyms:
- promote, upgrade
- similar words:
- bust, degrade, lower
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| definition 2: |
to reduce or minimize the importance of; belittle.
He sometimes downgrades his sister's accomplishments.- antonyms:
- inflate
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| related words: |
abase, alloy, diminish, disparage |
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