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downscale en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English downscale From down- + scale.

Meanings

  1. Being downmarket, of a lower quality.
  2. Of a series of notes, falling in pitch in regular or musical intervals; descending.

Forms

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most downscale Degree=Sup lexicographic
more downscale Degree=Cmp lexicographic

downscale en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English downscale From down- + scale.

Meanings

  1. To reduce in size; to downsize.

Forms

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downscaled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downscaled Tense=Past lexicographic
downscales Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
downscaling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

downscaler · downscalable