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degrade
de·grade D0100100 (dĭ-grād′)v. de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing, de·grades v.tr.1. To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable: land that was degraded by overgrazing; a virus that degrades the computer's performance.2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: seemed to feel that he was degrading himself in accepting the invitation. See Synonyms at debase.3. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.4. Geology To lower or wear away by erosion or weathering.5. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation.v.intr.1. To fall to a lower rank or status.2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly.
[Middle English degraden, from Old French degrader, from Late Latin dēgradāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
de·grad′er n.degrade (dɪˈɡreɪd) vb1. (tr) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour2. (tr) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote3. (tr) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc4. (Physical Geography) to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river. Compare aggrade5. (Chemistry) chem to decompose or be decomposed into atoms or smaller molecules[C14: from Late Latin dēgradāre, from Latin de- + gradus rank, degree] deˈgrader nde•grade (dɪˈgreɪd or, for 3, di-)
v. -grad•ed, -grad•ing. v.t. 1. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt. 2. to lower in character or quality; debase. 3. to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, etc., esp. as a punishment. 4. to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc. 5. to wear down by erosion, as hills. Compare aggrade. 6. to break down (an organic compound). v.i. 7. to worsen; deteriorate. 8. (esp. of an organic compound) to break down or decompose. [1275–1325; Middle English < Late Latin dēgradāre= Latin dē- de- + -gradāre, derivative of Latin gradus grade] de•grad′er, n. de•grad′ing•ly, adv. syn: See humble. degrade
Past participle: degraded
Gerund: degrading
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| I degrade | | you degrade | | he/she/it degrades | | we degrade | | you degrade | | they degrade |
| Preterite |
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| I degraded | | you degraded | | he/she/it degraded | | we degraded | | you degraded | | they degraded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am degrading | | you are degrading | | he/she/it is degrading | | we are degrading | | you are degrading | | they are degrading |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have degraded | | you have degraded | | he/she/it has degraded | | we have degraded | | you have degraded | | they have degraded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was degrading | | you were degrading | | he/she/it was degrading | | we were degrading | | you were degrading | | they were degrading |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had degraded | | you had degraded | | he/she/it had degraded | | we had degraded | | you had degraded | | they had degraded |
| Future |
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| I will degrade | | you will degrade | | he/she/it will degrade | | we will degrade | | you will degrade | | they will degrade |
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| I will have degraded | | you will have degraded | | he/she/it will have degraded | | we will have degraded | | you will have degraded | | they will have degraded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be degrading | | you will be degrading | | he/she/it will be degrading | | we will be degrading | | you will be degrading | | they will be degrading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been degrading | | you have been degrading | | he/she/it has been degrading | | we have been degrading | | you have been degrading | | they have been degrading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been degrading | | you will have been degrading | | he/she/it will have been degrading | | we will have been degrading | | you will have been degrading | | they will have been degrading |
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| I had been degrading | | you had been degrading | | he/she/it had been degrading | | we had been degrading | | you had been degrading | | they had been degrading |
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| I would degrade | | you would degrade | | he/she/it would degrade | | we would degrade | | you would degrade | | they would degrade |
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| I would have degraded | | you would have degraded | | he/she/it would have degraded | | we would have degraded | | you would have degraded | | they would have degraded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | degrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosionaggrade - build up to a level by depositing sediment | | 2. | degrade - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"demean, disgrace, take down, put downabase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"reduce - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" | | 3. | degrade - lower the grade of something; reduce its worthcheapenaggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"devaluate, devalue - remove the value from; deprive of its value |
degradeverb1. demean, disgrace, humiliate, injure, shame, corrupt, humble, discredit, pervert, debase, dishonour, cheapen Pornography degrades women.
demean honour, enhance, dignify, ennoble2. damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, impair the ability to meet human needs without degrading the environment3. break down, decay, degenerate, atrophy This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.4. demote, reduce, lower, downgrade, depose, cashier, unseat He was degraded to a lower rank.
demote raise, promote, elevatedegradeverb1. To lower in rank or grade:break, bump, demote, downgrade, reduce.Slang: bust.2. To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness:abase, demean, humble, humiliate, mortify.Idioms: bring low, take down a peg.3. To lower in character or quality:cheapen, debase, demean, downgrade.Translationsdegrade (diˈgreid) verb to disgrace or make contemptible. He felt degraded by having to ask for money. 貶低，使受屈辱 使卑微，使受屈辱 deˈgrading adjective tending to make lower in rank etc or to disgrace. a degrading occupation. 貶低的 贬低的degrade
degrade (dĭ-grād′)v. de·graded, de·grading, de·grades v.tr.1. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.2. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation.v.intr.1. To fall to a lower rank or status.2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly.
de·grad′er n.Degrade
TO DEGRADE, DEGRADING. To, sink or lower a person in the estimation of the public.
2. As a man's character is of great importance to him, and it is his interest to retain the good opinion of all mankind, when he is a witness, he cannot be compelled to disclose any matter which would tend to disgrace or degrade him, 13 How. St. Tr. 17, 334, 16 How. St. Tr. 161. A question having that tendency, however, may be asked, and, in such case, when the witness chooses to answer it, the answer is conclusive. 1 Phil. Ev. 269; R. & M. 383. degrade
Synonyms for degradeverb demeanSynonyms- demean
- disgrace
- humiliate
- injure
- shame
- corrupt
- humble
- discredit
- pervert
- debase
- dishonour
- cheapen
Antonyms- honour
- enhance
- dignify
- ennoble
verb damageSynonyms- damage
- injure
- harm
- mar
- undermine
- weaken
- spoil
- impair
verb break downSynonyms- break down
- decay
- degenerate
- atrophy
verb demoteSynonyms- demote
- reduce
- lower
- downgrade
- depose
- cashier
- unseat
AntonymsSynonyms for degradeverb to lower in rank or gradeSynonyms- break
- bump
- demote
- downgrade
- reduce
- bust
verb to deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectivenessSynonyms- abase
- demean
- humble
- humiliate
- mortify
verb to lower in character or qualitySynonyms- cheapen
- debase
- demean
- downgrade
Synonyms for degradeverb reduce the level of land, as by erosionAntonymsverb reduce in worth or character, usually verballySynonyms- demean
- disgrace
- take down
- put down
Related Words- abase
- chagrin
- humiliate
- humble
- mortify
- reduce
- dehumanise
- dehumanize
verb lower the grade of somethingSynonymsRelated Words- aggravate
- exacerbate
- worsen
- exasperate
- devaluate
- devalue
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