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downgrade

/ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd/verb

उच्चारण डाउन्ग्रेड

दर्जा घटाना, पद या स्तर कम करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth (from sth) (to sth)

    to move somebody or something to a lower rank, level or position, or make them seem less important

    दर्जा घटाना, पद या स्तर कम करना

    • The agency downgraded the country's credit rating.
    • The cyclone was downgraded to a deep depression.
    • He was downgraded from manager to assistant manager.

    Synonyms demote lower reduce

    Opposite upgrade promote

noun/ˈdaʊnɡreɪd/
  1. 1

    [C]

    an act of moving somebody or something to a lower rank, level or value

    दर्जे में कमी, अवनति

    • a downgrade in the company's rating

    Opposite upgrade

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

demote lower reduce

Antonyms

upgrade promote

§Grammar and usage

The verb is stressed on the second syllable (down-GRADE), while the noun is stressed on the first (DOWN-grade).

Pronunciation: verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर (down-GRADE) और noun में पहले syllable पर (DOWN-grade) होता है।