Downgrade (Verb)
Meaning
Rate lower; lower in value or esteem.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The credit rating agency decided to downgrade the company's bond status after reviewing their financial reports.
- The analyst chose to downgrade the stock recommendation after the company's poor quarterly earnings.
- Historians began to downgrade the role of the minor king in shaping the country's history.
- Due to numerous complaints about his behavior, his title was officially downgraded to a lower rank.
- The charity downgraded the reputation of the organization after discovering the misuse of donated funds.