Definition of downgrade
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a downward grade (as of a road)
2
: a descent toward an inferior state
a career on the downgrade
downgrade
verb
downgraded; downgrading; downgrades
Definition of downgrade (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of downgrade was in 1847
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