Meaning & use
Downgrade
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To lower the rank, status, quality, or classification of something.
See it in a sentence
The airline downgraded her seat due to overbooking.
The rating agency downgraded the country's credit rating.
A note on using this word
Widely used across technology, finance, and travel contexts; the noun form uses the same spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
demotelower
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Words with an opposite meaning
upgradepromote
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