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1.nounA reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
2.nounA downhill gradient on a road or railway.
3.verbTo place lower in position."The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'."
4.verbTo 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
5.verbTo disparage.
6.verbTo reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
7.verbTo revert software back to an older version.