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downgrading

verb

Meaning

  1. To place lower in position.
  2. To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
  3. To disparage.
  4. To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
  5. To revert software back to an older version.
  6. A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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