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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

downrate en · VERB

Etymology

From down- + rate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To give something a lower rating.
    • The eight-minute connection to East Midlands Railway is a breeze. The train is 170208, its First Class downrated, so I enjoy the wider seats for the hour to Ely, where I arrive a couple of minutes early. 2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
downrates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
downrating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downrated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downrated Tense=Past lexicographic

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