downshift
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdaʊnʃɪft/
downshift (downshifts, present participle downshifting; past and past participle downshifted)
- (automotive) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
- Antonyms: upshift
- To function at a lower rate.
- To make less controversial or risky.
- French: rétrograder
- German: herunterschalten
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