downrate en · VERB
Etymology
From down- + rate.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| downrates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| downrating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downrated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downrated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |