Associations to the word «Downgrade»

Wiktionary

DOWNGRADE, noun. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
DOWNGRADE, verb. To place lower in position.
DOWNGRADE, verb. To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
DOWNGRADE, verb. (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
DOWNGRADE, verb. (computing) To revert software back to an older version.

Dictionary definition

DOWNGRADE, noun. The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends.
DOWNGRADE, verb. Rate lower; lower in value or esteem.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.