Past tense of downgrade

Forms of downgrade

Downgraded in a sentence

• The stock was downgraded from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’.
• From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967.2025 February 5, Philip Haigh, “Where track and train integration will be put to the test”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 51
• I found myself underemployed when the company downgraded me from full-time to part-time.From the entry underemployed
• In order to mount a weapon of mundicidal means, shielding capabilities would have to be downgraded to a rudimentary level.2008 November 25, Michael Reaves, Steve Perry, Death Star: Star Wars Legends, Random House Worlds, →ISBN, page 17. From the entry mundicidal
• The state of emergency was eventually called off, threat levels downgraded from “red” to “orange,” and even the click-baitiest of headlines became more subdued.2014 August 29, Tómas Gabríel Benjamin, “Schrödinger’s Volcano”, in The Reykjavík Grapevine, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2014. From the entry click-baity

Meaning of downgrade

1. noun A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
2. noun A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
3. noun A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.

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Questions about the past tense of downgrade

What is the past tense of downgrade?

The past tense of downgrade is downgraded.

What is the past participle of downgrade?

The past participle of downgrade is downgraded.

Is downgrade a regular or irregular verb?

Downgrade is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.