down|rate

down|rate
down|rate «DOWN RAYT», transitive verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing.
to place lower or too low in rank, value, or regard: »

... outcries that he is downrating military advice (Fortune).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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