downgrade
To place lower in positionTo place lower in position.
» He downgraded back to an older version.
Meaning
5 sensesTo place lower in position.
The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.
herabstufen, herunterstufen
понижа́тьponižátʹ, пони́зитьponízitʹ
rate lower; lower in value or esteem
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
(transitive)To disparage.
To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
To revert software back to an older version.
Examples
6 sentencesHe downgraded back to an older version.
Until the bug is resolved, I advise you to downgrade your video card drivers.
The new version of the app wasn't working very well, so I had to downgrade it.
Going from Starbucks to instant coffee is a massive downgrade, if you ask me.
You call that an upgrade? It's more of a downgrade, if you ask me.
Translations
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Origin
From down- + grade.From down- + grade.
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Forms
downgrades, downgrading, downgraded, downgraded| Base form | downgrade · to downgrade |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | downgrades |
| Present participle | downgrading |
| Past simple | downgraded |
| Past participle | downgraded |
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Synonyms
33 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle