downgrade

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/

Verb

transitive

To place lower in position. / To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down. / (transitive) To disparage. / (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

Japanese Meaning

位置や地位を下げる、格下げする / 複雑さを減らし、不要な部分を除く、単純化する / 人をけなす、貶める / （気象学）嵐の公式な強度の評価を下げる

What is this buttons?

After the budget cuts, the company decided to downgrade several senior positions to lower-ranking roles.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

予算削減の後、会社は複数の上級職をより下位の役職に格下げすることを決定した。

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Sense（1）

To place lower in position.

The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.

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Sense（2）

To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.

More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To disparage.

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Sense（4）

(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

Sense（5）

(computing) To revert software back to an older version.

downgrades

（ present singular third-person ）

downgrading

（ participle present ）

downgraded

（ participle past ）

downgraded

（ past ）

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