downscalev.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/,

/ˈdaʊnskeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌskeɪl/,

/ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/

Etymology: < down- prefix + scale v.³ Compare earlier downscaling n.

Chiefly North American.

1. transitive. To reduce (something) in size or scale; to scale (something) down. Also intransitive. Cf. downsize v.

ΘΚΠ

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

littleOE

setc1000

wanzec1175

lessc1225

allayc1275

wane1297

slaken1303

disincreasec1374

slakec1380

decrease1382

debatea1400

unwaxa1400

wastea1400

adminishc1400

lessenc1400

imminish14..

aslakec1405

minish?a1425

assuagec1430

shrinkc1449

to let down1486

decay1489

diminish1520

fall1523

rebate1540

batea1542

to come down1548

abate1560

stoop1572

pine1580

slack1580

scanten1585

shrivel1588

decrew1596

remit1629

contract1648

subside1680

lower1697

relax1701

drop1730

to take off1776

to run down1792

reduce1798

recede1810

to run off1816

to go down1823

attenuatea1834

ease1876

downscale1945

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

society > society and the community > social class > accord social rank to [verb (transitive)] > render appropriate to lower end of social scale

downscale1945

1945 Newsweek 2 Apr. 68/2 Mullikin's new crazy kitchen began as a good-will idea, aimed at the building trades, to ‘downscale’ futuristic advertising by means of ridicule.

1945 Scotsman 26 Sept. 5/3 He was astonished to see that there were responsible people..who seriously suggested that India's sterling credits should be downscaled.

1981 N.Y. Times 30 July c2/3 The appliance business will continue to downscale, with the eventual production of the pocket washer and dryer, tiny machines convenient for laundering a single pair of underpants or socks.

2007 City News (Brisbane) 28 June 5/1 Sydney and Melbourne..have not only allocated on-street parking space for the share vehicles, but down-scaled their own fleets to use the service.

2. intransitive. Of a business operation: to become smaller, to operate on a smaller scale.

ΚΠ

1988 Managem. Rev. Sept. 20/1 Another of the so-called Rust Belt states rocked..by waves of plant closings and layoffs in industries forced to downscale.

1996 Financial Times 15 Oct. 28/3 If we don't get production to that [target] level, we are going to downscale permanently.

2017 Queensland Country Life (Nexis) 15 June 7 If JBS Australia did downscale significantly, all agree it could have a big impact on the local cattle market.

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

downscaleadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌskeɪl/

Etymology: < down prep. + scale n.³ Compare upscale adj.

Chiefly North American.

A. adv.

Down a (socio-economic) scale; towards the less prestigious end of the market. Cf. downmarket adv.

ΚΠ

1929 Bakersfield Californian 10 June Events follow which show Jimmy's fortunes going rapidly down-scale while Joyce's are moving up.

1986 Spy (N.Y.) Oct. 30/1 Reed quickly moved downscale to The Gong Show and the murky middle parts of The New York Post.

2016 R. Hughes Spectacle of Skill 501 The name of the auction house was linked to that of England's oldest and, in those distant days before it was pushed downscale..most prestigious daily paper.

B. adj.

At the lower end of a (socio-economic) scale; inferior, downmarket.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

1930 Montana Standard 2 Oct. 6/1 After a period of over-inflation..the short interest and the down-scale buying which follows..makes the decline in values more orderly.

1960 Arizona Republic 24 Mar. Carefree days, at a leisurely pace: no herding, no down-scale food or hotels, they promise.

1982 Fortune 26 July 39/2 A 35-mm camera is like a Sony Walkman, a piece of jewelry to wear around your neck. On the other hand, Kodak's name is very downscale, almost plebeian.

2010 New Yorker 13 Sept. 46/1 Shah..rented an apartment on Singalong Street. Basit stayed at the downscale Manor Hotel.

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

单词	downscale
释义	downscalev. Brit. /ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/, /ˈdaʊnskeɪl/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌskeɪl/, /ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/ Etymology: < down- prefix + scale v.³ Compare earlier downscaling n. Chiefly North American. 1. transitive. To reduce (something) in size or scale; to scale (something) down. Also intransitive. Cf. downsize v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] littleOE setc1000 wanzec1175 lessc1225 allayc1275 wane1297 slaken1303 disincreasec1374 slakec1380 decrease1382 debatea1400 unwaxa1400 wastea1400 adminishc1400 lessenc1400 imminish14.. aslakec1405 minish?a1425 assuagec1430 shrinkc1449 to let down1486 decay1489 diminish1520 fall1523 rebate1540 batea1542 to come down1548 abate1560 stoop1572 pine1580 slack1580 scanten1585 shrivel1588 decrew1596 remit1629 contract1648 subside1680 lower1697 relax1701 drop1730 to take off1776 to run down1792 reduce1798 recede1810 to run off1816 to go down1823 attenuatea1834 ease1876 downscale1945 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 society > society and the community > social class > accord social rank to [verb (transitive)] > render appropriate to lower end of social scale downscale1945 1945 Newsweek 2 Apr. 68/2 Mullikin's new crazy kitchen began as a good-will idea, aimed at the building trades, to ‘downscale’ futuristic advertising by means of ridicule. 1945 Scotsman 26 Sept. 5/3 He was astonished to see that there were responsible people..who seriously suggested that India's sterling credits should be downscaled. 1981 N.Y. Times 30 July c2/3 The appliance business will continue to downscale, with the eventual production of the pocket washer and dryer, tiny machines convenient for laundering a single pair of underpants or socks. 2007 City News (Brisbane) 28 June 5/1 Sydney and Melbourne..have not only allocated on-street parking space for the share vehicles, but down-scaled their own fleets to use the service. 2. intransitive. Of a business operation: to become smaller, to operate on a smaller scale. ΚΠ 1988 Managem. Rev. Sept. 20/1 Another of the so-called Rust Belt states rocked..by waves of plant closings and layoffs in industries forced to downscale. 1996 Financial Times 15 Oct. 28/3 If we don't get production to that [target] level, we are going to downscale permanently. 2017 Queensland Country Life (Nexis) 15 June 7 If JBS Australia did downscale significantly, all agree it could have a big impact on the local cattle market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). downscaleadv.adj. Brit. /ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌskeɪl/ Etymology: < down prep. + scale n.³ Compare upscale adj. Chiefly North American. A. adv. Down a (socio-economic) scale; towards the less prestigious end of the market. Cf. downmarket adv. ΚΠ 1929 Bakersfield Californian 10 June Events follow which show Jimmy's fortunes going rapidly down-scale while Joyce's are moving up. 1986 Spy (N.Y.) Oct. 30/1 Reed quickly moved downscale to The Gong Show and the murky middle parts of The New York Post. 2016 R. Hughes Spectacle of Skill 501 The name of the auction house was linked to that of England's oldest and, in those distant days before it was pushed downscale..most prestigious daily paper. B. adj. At the lower end of a (socio-economic) scale; inferior, downmarket. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 1930 Montana Standard 2 Oct. 6/1 After a period of over-inflation..the short interest and the down-scale buying which follows..makes the decline in values more orderly. 1960 Arizona Republic 24 Mar. Carefree days, at a leisurely pace: no herding, no down-scale food or hotels, they promise. 1982 Fortune 26 July 39/2 A 35-mm camera is like a Sony Walkman, a piece of jewelry to wear around your neck. On the other hand, Kodak's name is very downscale, almost plebeian. 2010 New Yorker 13 Sept. 46/1 Shah..rented an apartment on Singalong Street. Basit stayed at the downscale Manor Hotel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1945adv.adj.1929
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