downratev.

Brit.

/daʊnˈreɪt/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊnˈreɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, rate v.²

Etymology: < down- prefix + rate v.²

1. transitive. To assign a lower grade or rating to (a person or thing); to decrease the value of.

ΚΠ

1939 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 18 Feb. 4/2 We have been wont to downrate our own police forces as pretty dumb when compared with England's supposedly sure and swift handling of her crime problems.

1953 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 5 Sept. 4/8 If production hasn't changed materially, what has—to make investors downrate stocks?

1967 A. Arent Gravedigger's Funeral iv. 40 It wasn't a happy thought. It down-rated me.

1986 Financial Times 15 Feb. (Weekend FT) p. v/3 Technology funds showed only a minor slip after being sharply downrated in 1984.

1998 Which? Aug. 57/2 When we rate cars for security, we would downrate heavily any cars with alloy wheels that didn't come with locking wheel fixings in place.

2. transitive. To reduce the size, capacity, or functionality of (a device or system), typically for reasons of safety or to reduce operation costs and wear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)]

littleeOE

anitherOE

wanzelOE

lessc1225

slakea1300

littenc1300

aslakec1314

adminisha1325

allayc1330

settle1338

low1340

minisha1382

reprovea1382

abatea1398

rebatea1398

subtlea1398

alaskia1400

forlyten?a1400

imminish14..

lessenc1410

diminish1417

repress?a1425

assuagec1430

scarcec1440

small1440

underslakec1440

alessa1450

debate?c1450

batec1460

decreasec1470

appetisse1474

alow1494

mince1499

perswage?1504

remita1513

inless?1521

attenuate1530

weaken1530

defray1532

mitigate1532

minorate1534

narrow?1548

diminuec1550

extenuate1555

amain1578

exolve1578

base1581

dejecta1586

amoinder1588

faint1598

qualify1604

contract1605

to pull down1607

shrivel1609

to take down1610

disaugment1611

impoverish1611

shrink1628

decoct1629

persway1631

unflame1635

straiten1645

depress1647

reduce1649

detract1654

minuate1657

alloy1661

lower?1662

sinka1684

retreat1690

nip1785

to drive down1840

minify1866

to knock down1867

to damp down1869

scale1887

mute1891

clip1938

to roll back1942

to cut back1943

downscale1945

downrate1958

slim1963

downshift1972

1958 Proc. Austral. Atomic Energy Symp. 448 The nuclear power station proposed is a 40,000 kW plant, down-rated to 30,000 kW by suppression of the vacuum at the turbine exhaust.

1983 Sci. & Techn. Aerospace Rep. (U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Admin.) 21 88/1 A 50,000-hour life requirement was established by downrating the engine to 40 kW.

2015 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 10 Nov. (Preview section) 88/1 The most important changes have taken place beneath the hood where the two previous four-cylinder options have been downrated slightly in terms of power.

3. intransitive. Photography. To use film as if its speed (speed n. 6b) is lower than its rated speed, especially by developing for less time than recommended or overexposing. Also transitive.

ΚΠ

1976 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 23 Apr. p. xvi (advt.) Fast transparency film ASA 160, but can be up/down rated.

1980 SLR Camera July 97/2 Under extremely contrasty lighting it may even be necessary to downrate.

1991 Amer. Cinematographer Sept. 78/2 The grain structure of Fuji is very different from Eastman's and I think downrating the film helped in that respect because we managed to get very tight grain in the blacks and shadowed areas.

2007 A. Fox et al. Langford's Basic Photogr. (ed. 8) x. 221 It is unwise to down-rate and hold back colour films beyond one stop.

Derivatives

downˈrated adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased

diminutec1475

suppeditate?1526

lessened1565

minished1590

declined1591

reduced1591

bated1600

contracted1603

waneda1616

mute1627

shrivelleda1631

refracted1635

imminutea1681

retrenched1693

lowered1730

diminished1745

subdued1785

dwindled1796

depressed1831

shrunken1873

downrated1958

whittled-down1961

pared-down1974

slim-down1978

slimmed-down1978

1958 Proc. Austral. Atomic Energy Symp. 448 The down-rated plant would be expected to cost a little less, but fuel consumption would be appreciably higher.

1964 Bakersfield Californian 7 May 8/3 If the still down-rated Rockefeller loses in the Oregon-California vote tests, prime attention will rapidly center on what the New Yorker does with his massive 92-member delegation.

2008 Brisbane News (Nexis) 12 Mar. 26 Nissan has equipped it with a down-rated version of the X-Trail's 4x4 system, deleting hill descent control and hill start assist.

downˈrating n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waningc900

littlingOE

lessingc1350

abating1370

diminutionc1374

minishinga1382

decrease1383

remissiona1398

shrinkinga1398

decreasing1398

adminishing?c1400

abbreviation?a1425

lessening?a1425

minoration?a1425

disincrease1430

abatement1433

restrictiona1450

batea1475

diminuation1477

limitation1483

abate1486

minute1495

minishment1533

mitigation1533

diminishinga1535

extenuation1542

slacking1542

reduce1549

diminishment1551

perditionc1555

debatementa1563

rebatement1573

obstriction1578

imminution1583

contracting1585

contraction1589

rabate1589

rebating1598

retrenchmentc1600

decession1606

ravalling1609

reducement1619

decrement1621

bating1629

shrivellinga1631

decretion1635

dejection1652

abater1653

rolling back1658

limiting1677

batement1679

reduction1695

depression1793

downdraw1813

descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

minification1894

degrowth1920

downrating1950

1950 Washington Post 4 Jan. 12/3 Congress naturally won't go into the mink mystery or even into the strange downrating in glamour of silver fox.

1984 Nucl. News Sept. 73/1 The prudent decision to lower that maximum operating temperature, with a consequent small downrating of the reactors, has removed this worry.

2017 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 25 Sept. 9/2 Credit downrating affects not only state government, but municipal governments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downrate
释义	downratev. Brit. /daʊnˈreɪt/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnˈreɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, rate v.² Etymology: < down- prefix + rate v.² 1. transitive. To assign a lower grade or rating to (a person or thing); to decrease the value of. ΚΠ 1939 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 18 Feb. 4/2 We have been wont to downrate our own police forces as pretty dumb when compared with England's supposedly sure and swift handling of her crime problems. 1953 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 5 Sept. 4/8 If production hasn't changed materially, what has—to make investors downrate stocks? 1967 A. Arent Gravedigger's Funeral iv. 40 It wasn't a happy thought. It down-rated me. 1986 Financial Times 15 Feb. (Weekend FT) p. v/3 Technology funds showed only a minor slip after being sharply downrated in 1984. 1998 Which? Aug. 57/2 When we rate cars for security, we would downrate heavily any cars with alloy wheels that didn't come with locking wheel fixings in place. 2. transitive. To reduce the size, capacity, or functionality of (a device or system), typically for reasons of safety or to reduce operation costs and wear. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] littleeOE anitherOE wanzelOE lessc1225 slakea1300 littenc1300 aslakec1314 adminisha1325 allayc1330 settle1338 low1340 minisha1382 reprovea1382 abatea1398 rebatea1398 subtlea1398 alaskia1400 forlyten?a1400 imminish14.. lessenc1410 diminish1417 repress?a1425 assuagec1430 scarcec1440 small1440 underslakec1440 alessa1450 debate?c1450 batec1460 decreasec1470 appetisse1474 alow1494 mince1499 perswage?1504 remita1513 inless?1521 attenuate1530 weaken1530 defray1532 mitigate1532 minorate1534 narrow?1548 diminuec1550 extenuate1555 amain1578 exolve1578 base1581 dejecta1586 amoinder1588 faint1598 qualify1604 contract1605 to pull down1607 shrivel1609 to take down1610 disaugment1611 impoverish1611 shrink1628 decoct1629 persway1631 unflame1635 straiten1645 depress1647 reduce1649 detract1654 minuate1657 alloy1661 lower?1662 sinka1684 retreat1690 nip1785 to drive down1840 minify1866 to knock down1867 to damp down1869 scale1887 mute1891 clip1938 to roll back1942 to cut back1943 downscale1945 downrate1958 slim1963 downshift1972 1958 Proc. Austral. Atomic Energy Symp. 448 The nuclear power station proposed is a 40,000 kW plant, down-rated to 30,000 kW by suppression of the vacuum at the turbine exhaust. 1983 Sci. & Techn. Aerospace Rep. (U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Admin.) 21 88/1 A 50,000-hour life requirement was established by downrating the engine to 40 kW. 2015 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 10 Nov. (Preview section) 88/1 The most important changes have taken place beneath the hood where the two previous four-cylinder options have been downrated slightly in terms of power. 3. intransitive. Photography. To use film as if its speed (speed n. 6b) is lower than its rated speed, especially by developing for less time than recommended or overexposing. Also transitive. ΚΠ 1976 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 23 Apr. p. xvi (advt.) Fast transparency film ASA 160, but can be up/down rated. 1980 SLR Camera July 97/2 Under extremely contrasty lighting it may even be necessary to downrate. 1991 Amer. Cinematographer Sept. 78/2 The grain structure of Fuji is very different from Eastman's and I think downrating the film helped in that respect because we managed to get very tight grain in the blacks and shadowed areas. 2007 A. Fox et al. Langford's Basic Photogr. (ed. 8) x. 221 It is unwise to down-rate and hold back colour films beyond one stop. Derivatives downˈrated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased diminutec1475 suppeditate?1526 lessened1565 minished1590 declined1591 reduced1591 bated1600 contracted1603 waneda1616 mute1627 shrivelleda1631 refracted1635 imminutea1681 retrenched1693 lowered1730 diminished1745 subdued1785 dwindled1796 depressed1831 shrunken1873 downrated1958 whittled-down1961 pared-down1974 slim-down1978 slimmed-down1978 1958 Proc. Austral. Atomic Energy Symp. 448 The down-rated plant would be expected to cost a little less, but fuel consumption would be appreciably higher. 1964 Bakersfield Californian 7 May 8/3 If the still down-rated Rockefeller loses in the Oregon-California vote tests, prime attention will rapidly center on what the New Yorker does with his massive 92-member delegation. 2008 Brisbane News (Nexis) 12 Mar. 26 Nissan has equipped it with a down-rated version of the X-Trail's 4x4 system, deleting hill descent control and hill start assist. downˈrating n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 1950 Washington Post 4 Jan. 12/3 Congress naturally won't go into the mink mystery or even into the strange downrating in glamour of silver fox. 1984 Nucl. News Sept. 73/1 The prudent decision to lower that maximum operating temperature, with a consequent small downrating of the reactors, has removed this worry. 2017 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 25 Sept. 9/2 Credit downrating affects not only state government, but municipal governments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1939
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