downgrade

/ˈdaʊnɡreɪd/

Syllables down·grade

Stress DOWN-grade

Phonics Breakdown

down

/daʊn/

ow diphth

grade

/ɡreɪd/

long a_e

Meaning

to reduce the rank, status, or quality of something

Sound Reference

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down=/daʊn/(town) + grade=/ɡreɪd/(grade)

Example

The company decided to downgrade the software due to bugs.