demote from a grade

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• de|grade — «dih GRAYD», verb, grad|ed, grad|ing. –v.t. 1. to reduce to a lower rank, often as a punishment; take away a position or an honor from: »The sergeant was degraded to private for disobeying orders. SYNONYM(S): demote. 2. t …   Useful english dictionary

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• degrade — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French degrader, from Late Latin degradare, from Latin de + gradus step, grade more at grade Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to lower in grade, rank, or status ; demote …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• degrade — 1 Degrade, demote, reduce, declass, disrate mean to lower in station, rank, or grade. Degrade may be used of any such lowering {babies . . . degrade one to the state of anxious, fawning suppliants for a smile Wallace} {turkeys not in prime… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• downgrade — 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 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder