downgrade
Translation
to reduce in rank, to lower the status of, to demote
Examples
They downgraded my hotel room.
They downgraded my hotel room.
The company's rating was downgraded.
The company's rating was downgraded.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to downgrade (sth.) They downgraded my hotel room.
((sb./sth.)) ((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) to downgrade (sb./sth.) from (sth.) to (sth.) They downgraded the warning to a watch.
Similar Words
Synonyms: demote, devalue, lower; Antonyms: upgrade, promote, improve
Etymology
From 'down' + 'grade'. It literally means to move something or someone to a lower grade or rank.
Memory Tips
Think of getting a lower 'grade' on a test, which is a 'down'-grade. The opposite is an 'up'-grade.