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1. (v.t.) downgrade
to reassign to a lower level or status.
2. downgrade
to minimize the importance of.
3. (n.) downgrade
a downward slope, esp. of a road.
4. downgrade
a lowering in status or importance; demotion or diminishment.
5. (adv.) downgrade
downhill.
Etymology: (1855–60, Amer.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) downgrade
the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
2. (verb) downgrade
rate lower; lower in value or esteem
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1. (verb) downgrade
≠ upgrade
The storm has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. downgrade
To determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect such a lower degree.
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