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  • 21downgrade — down|grade [ˈdaungreıd] v [T] 1.) to make a job less important, or to move someone to a less important job ≠ ↑upgrade 2.) to make something seem less important or valuable than it is ▪ Police often downgrade the seriousness of violence against… …

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  • 22downgrade — verb (T) 1 to make a job less important or move someone to a less important job: downgrade sb/sth to sth: Harris was downgraded to Assistant Manager. opposite upgrade 2 to make something seem less important or valuable than it is …

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  • 23downgrade — n 1. slope, grade, slant, pitch, inclination; descent, decline, declivity; dip, drop, fall, slip. 2. on the downgrade declining, weakening, sinking, failing, going down or downhill, sliding, slipping; falling, falling off, losing ground, going to …

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  • 24downgrade — sumažinti slaptumą statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sumažinti įslaptinto dokumento, gaminio ar medžiagos saugumo klasifikaciją. atitikmenys: angl. downgrade pranc. déclasser ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – išslaptinti …

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  • 25downgrade — v. & n. v.tr. 1 make lower in rank or status. 2 speak disparagingly of. n. US a downward grade. Phrases and idioms: on the downgrade US in decline …

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  • 26downgrade — To determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect… …

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  • 28downgrade — 1. noun A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. 2. verb a) To place lower in position. The stock was downgraded from buy to sell. b) To dumb down …

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  • 29downgrade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demote (see decrease). n. See obliquity. Ant., promote. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. descent, decline, slope; see grade 1 , hill , inclination 5 . v. Syn. minimize, deprecate, lower, demote; see …

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  • 30downgrade — down|grade [ daun,greıd ] verb transitive * 1. ) to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was: The United States had no intention of downgrading its relations with China. 2. ) to move someone to a job …

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