downgraded

verb

Definition of downgradednext
past tense of downgrade
1
as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share

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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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