格下げ — meaning in English

English meaning

• abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
• relegate verb Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

Senses

格下げ is used for these senses in English:

• abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
• relegate (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
• relegate Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

abase — full definition

1. verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
2. verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
3. verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

relegate — full definition

1. verb Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
2. verb Exile or banish to a particular place.
3. verb Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
4. verb Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.

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