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Degrade
dɪˈɡreɪd
Degrade definitions
verb
degrade
degraded
degrades
degrading
- treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect
"she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women"
humiliated demeaned debased cheapened cheap ashamed abased demean debase cheapen devalue prostitute lower the status of reduce shame humiliate bring shame to humble mortify abase disgrace dishonour- 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
"he was degraded from his high estate"
- break down or deteriorate chemically
"the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons"
- reduce (energy) to a less readily convertible form
- wear down (rock) and cause it to disintegrate