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Word entry · 9 letters

downgrade

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"Lower in rank"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted addegnorwStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Lower in rank"2 answers
degrade7 lettersdowngrade9 letters

Filled answer is this word (DOWNGRADE).

Definitions

  1. To lower in rank, rating, or value.

Word origin

From down- + grade.

Used in a sentence

  • [...] dynamic braking is fitted to the 99-ton, 55 ft.-long locomotives to help control these otherwise vacuum-braked trains on the long, continuous downgrades encountered on the coastal route.
  • Near-synonyms: degradation, worsening, deterioration
  • The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.

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