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   degrade

   /dɪˈɡreɪd/

   verb

   • 1. treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect: "she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women" Similar demeandebasecheapendevalueprostitutelower the status ofreduceshamehumiliatebring shame tohumblemortifyabasedisgracedishonourdesensitizedehumanizebrutalizeOpposite dignifyennoble
   • ▪ lower the quality of; cause to deteriorate: "vast areas of natural habitats have been degraded"
   • ▪ reduce (someone) to a lower rank, especially as a punishment: archaic "he was degraded from his high estate"
   • 2. break down or deteriorate chemically: "the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons" Similar break downdeterioratedegeneratedecayatrophy
   • ▪ reduce (energy) to a less readily convertible form.
   • ▪ wear down (rock) and cause it to disintegrate.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French degrader, from ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from de- ‘down, away from’ + Latin gradus ‘step or grade’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. degradability noun
   • 2. degradable adjective
   • 3. degradative adjective
   • 4. degrader noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEGRADE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Degrade means to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others, or to spoil or destroy the beauty or quality of something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of degrade in English.

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     DEGRADE meaning: 1. to cause people to feel that they or...

   • Znaczenie Degrade, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     degrade definicja: 1. to cause people to feel that they or...

   • Degrade: German Translation

     degrade translate: erniedrigen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Degrade: French Translation

     DEGRADE translate: dégrader. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Degrade: Polish Translation

     degrade translate: poniżać, pogarszać, rozkładać (się),...

   • Degrade: Thai Translation

     degrade translate: ทำให้ต่ำต้อย. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Degrade: Indonesian Translation

     DEGRADE translate: mempermalukan. Learn more in the...

   • Degrade in Russian

     DEGRADE translate: унижать , портить, ухудшать состояние ,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › degradeDegrade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb degrade, which means to lower in grade, rank, or status, or to reduce the complexity of a chemical compound. See also the medical and kids definitions of degrade.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEGRADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the verb degrade in British and American English. Find out how to degrade someone's status, character, or quality, or how to degrade a substance or a land surface.

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   to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, status, or title, especially as a punishment: degraded from director to assistant director. Synonyms: break, cashier, lower, downgrade, depose, demote. Antonyms: promote. to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › degradeDegrade - definition of degrade by The Free Dictionary

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   Degrade means to lower in quality, value, rank, or status, or to cause something to break down or decompose. Find the origin, usage, and examples of degrade and related words in various languages and dictionaries.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › degradedegrade verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of degrade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word "degrade" in English, with synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and collocations. See how to degrade someone's reputation, something's quality, or an ecosystem.