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n. A descending slope, as in a road.

n. A turn or trend downward.

n. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade.

v. To lower the status or salary of.

v. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of. See Synonyms at decry, demote.

n. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

v. To place lower in position.

v. To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.

v. to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

v. To revert software back to an older version.

v. rate lower; lower in value or esteem

n. the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

"Fitch Ratings downgraded Ireland's long-term foreign - and local-currency issuer default ratings to A+ from AA -, while keeping a negative outlook, which means a further downgrade is possible."

downgraded    downgrades    downgrading   

rank    rate    range    order    grade    place   

degrade    revert    ruin    demote    reduce    defame   

Blade    Cade    Crusade    Dade    Jade    Kincaid    Slade    Wade    ade    afraid   

Dow    slowdown    outages    exaggerate    disembarkment