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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024down•grade /ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd/USA pronunciation v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing, n. [~ + object]- to reassign to a lower level:They downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.
n. [countable] - a downward slope, esp. of a road:The downgrade is very steep for a heavy truck like this.
- a lowering in status or importance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024down•grade (doun′grād′),USA pronunciation n., adj., adv., v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing. n. - a downward slope, esp. of a road.
- Idioms on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position:His career has been on the downgrade.
adj., adv. - downhill.
v.t. - to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary.
- to minimize the importance of;
denigrate:She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation. - to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.).
- down1 + grade 1855–60, American.
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