downgrade
🇺🇸
/ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd/
🇬🇧
/ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd/
verb
R
to move someone or something to a lower rank or level
The company decided to downgrade his position from manager to assistant.
R
to make something or someone seem less important or valuable
Critics often downgrade the importance of his early work.
translation
to move someone or something to a lower rank or level; to make something or someone seem less important or valuable
Word Forms
3rd Present
downgrades
Past
downgraded
Perfect
downgraded
Progressive
downgrading