downgradingn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnɡreɪdɪŋ/,

/ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: downgrade v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < downgrade v. + -ing suffix¹.With sense 2 compare grade v.² 5.

1. The assignment of a lower grade, status, priority, value, etc., to someone or something; demotion; (also) an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1892 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 20 July 4/5 (advt.) The downgrading of prices and giving Better Goods for the Same Money or the Same Goods for Less Money than elsewhere.

1904 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Nov. 6/4 The rejections, though hurtful, are not so annoying as the down-grading of fruit.

1930 Sunday Times 12 Oct. 18/4 No further down-grading of London schools should take place until the basic principles of grading have been considered.

1964 F. Bowers Bibliogr. & Textual Crit. v. iii. 147 A corresponding down-grading of the Folio must be made.

2005 Millimeter Feb. 39/2 One result of the rapid evolution of visual effects technology and accomplishments is a downgrading of the ‘wow’ factor.

2. The breeding of female domestic animals with males regarded as genetically inferior; the reduction in perceived quality or purity of the genetic stock of a herd or breed which results from this. Cf. grade v.² 5.

ΚΠ

1892 Breeder's Gaz. 3 Feb. 85/3 Of all the modes of breeding, cross-breeding is confessedly the most difficult and up-grading is the easiest. The only exception is that of down-grading, so alarmingly prevalent, and which, like the waters of a river, will flow on forever.

1937 W. C. Coffey in H. P. Davis et al. Livestock Enterprises (rev. ed.) 289 The skin [of Shropshire sheep] should be bright pink or red; dark and spotted skins may indicate crossing or down-grading.

?1954 G. T. Gillespie Christian View Segregation 6 The intermingling of breeding stock results invariably in..the downgrading of the whole herd.

1982 A. Sayer World of Horses 52/2 It [sc. the Falabella miniature horse] is friendly and intelligent, but the continual downgrading necessary for its loss of size has also resulted in diminished strength and vigour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downgrading
释义	downgradingn. Brit. /ˈdaʊnɡreɪdɪŋ/, /ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: downgrade v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < downgrade v. + -ing suffix¹.With sense 2 compare grade v.² 5. 1. The assignment of a lower grade, status, priority, value, etc., to someone or something; demotion; (also) an instance of this. ΚΠ 1892 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 20 July 4/5 (advt.) The downgrading of prices and giving Better Goods for the Same Money or the Same Goods for Less Money than elsewhere. 1904 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Nov. 6/4 The rejections, though hurtful, are not so annoying as the down-grading of fruit. 1930 Sunday Times 12 Oct. 18/4 No further down-grading of London schools should take place until the basic principles of grading have been considered. 1964 F. Bowers Bibliogr. & Textual Crit. v. iii. 147 A corresponding down-grading of the Folio must be made. 2005 Millimeter Feb. 39/2 One result of the rapid evolution of visual effects technology and accomplishments is a downgrading of the ‘wow’ factor. 2. The breeding of female domestic animals with males regarded as genetically inferior; the reduction in perceived quality or purity of the genetic stock of a herd or breed which results from this. Cf. grade v.² 5. ΚΠ 1892 Breeder's Gaz. 3 Feb. 85/3 Of all the modes of breeding, cross-breeding is confessedly the most difficult and up-grading is the easiest. The only exception is that of down-grading, so alarmingly prevalent, and which, like the waters of a river, will flow on forever. 1937 W. C. Coffey in H. P. Davis et al. Livestock Enterprises (rev. ed.) 289 The skin [of Shropshire sheep] should be bright pink or red; dark and spotted skins may indicate crossing or down-grading. ?1954 G. T. Gillespie Christian View Segregation 6 The intermingling of breeding stock results invariably in..the downgrading of the whole herd. 1982 A. Sayer World of Horses 52/2 It [sc. the Falabella miniature horse] is friendly and intelligent, but the continual downgrading necessary for its loss of size has also resulted in diminished strength and vigour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
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