downgrade — to reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdaʊnɡreɪd/
Korean meaning: 등급이나 지위를 낮추다, 격하시키다
Korean pronunciation: **다운**그레이드
Example Sentences
- My phone automatically downgraded to an older version and now it can't run my favorite cat video app!
- The hotel downgraded our room from ocean view to parking lot view.
- After eating that expired sandwich, I had to downgrade my lunch rating from 'delicious' to 'regrettable mistake'.
downgrade
VERB//ˈdaʊnɡreɪd//
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
A manager downgrades the employee's position with official documents
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The promotion parade gets a downgrade while rivals upgrade!
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Origin
A compound word formed from 'down' (Old English 'dūne' meaning toward a lower position) and 'grade' (Latin 'gradus' meaning step or degree). The combined term emerged in the mid-20th century to describe reducing something to a lower rank or quality.
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“My phone automatically downgraded to an older version and now it can't run my favorite cat video app!”
“The hotel downgraded our room from ocean view to parking lot view.”
“After eating that expired sandwich, I had to downgrade my lunch rating from 'delicious' to 'regrettable mistake'.”
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