downrate
English
Etymology
Verb
downrate (third-person singular simple present downrates, present participle downrating, simple past and past participle downrated)
- (transitive) To give something a lower rating.
- 2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54:
- 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.