DOWNGRADE


Meaning of DOWNGRADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daʊngreid ]

( downgrades, downgrading, downgraded)

1.

If something is downgraded , it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have.

The boy’s condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...

≠ upgrade

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed

2.

If someone is downgraded , their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money.

There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded...

His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.

= demote

≠ upgrade

VERB : be V-ed , V n

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