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Definitions for Degrade

[1] to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor.
[2] to lower in character or quality; debase.
[3] 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.
[4] to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
[5] Physical Geography . to wear down by erosion, as hills. Compare aggrade.
[6] Chemistry . to break down (a compound, especially an organic hydrocarbon).
[7] to become degraded; weaken or worsen; deteriorate.
[8] Chemistry . (especially of an organic hydrocarbon compound) to break down or decompose.
[9] (tr) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour
[10] (diːˈɡreɪd ) (tr) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote
[11] (tr) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc
[12] to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river Compare aggrade
[13] chem to decompose or be decomposed into atoms or smaller molecules

Words related to Degrade

debase, lessen, reduce, impair, downgrade, discredit, cheapen, demean, vitiate, degenerate, corrupt, diminish, disgrace, weaken, deteriorate, pervert, bump, debauch, slam, demote

Words nearby Degrade

deglutition, degorger, degradable, degradation, degradation of energy, degrade, degraded, degrading, degranulation, degrease, degree

Origin of Degrade

1275–1325; Middle English degraden < Late Latin dēgradāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + grad(us ) grade + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from Degrade

de·grad·er , noun

Word origin for Degrade

C14: from Late Latin dēgradāre, from Latin de- + gradus rank, degree

Synonyms for Degrade

cheapen, corrupt, debase, degenerate, demean, deteriorate, diminish, discredit, disgrace, downgrade, impair, lessen, reduce, vitiate, weaken, abase, belittle, bench, break, bump, bust, canker, debauch, decry, demote, depose, deprave, derogate, detract, disbar, dishonor, disparage, humble, injure, lower, pan, pervert, sink, slam, bemean, cast down, cut down to size, declass, mudsling, put down, rule out, run down, shoot down, take down, take down a peg, tear down