Denote vs Downgrade - What's the difference?
denote | downgrade |
To indicate; to mark.
To make overt.
To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
To place lower in position.
To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
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, date=June 26
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(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
As verbs the difference between denote and downgrade
is that denote is while downgrade is to place lower in position.As a noun downgrade is
a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.denote
English
Verb
(denot)- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- The tears denoted her true feelings.
- "Pre-" denotes "before."
Derived terms
* denotation * denotative ----downgrade
English
Verb
(downgrad)- The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'.
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