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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•grade /dɪˈgreɪd/USA pronunciation v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing. - [ ~ + obj] to lower in dignity or in respect; debase:She wouldn't degrade herself by cheating.
- Chemistry[no obj] (esp. of an organic compound) to break down or decompose:plastics that degrade for a thousand years.
deg•ra•da•tion /ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]facing the degradation of their liberty.de•gra•ding, adj.: a degrading task.See -grad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•grade (di grād′ or, for 3, dē grād′),USA pronunciation v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing. v.t. - to lower in dignity or estimation;
bring into contempt:He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor. - to lower in character or quality;
debase. - to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, degree, etc.;
deprive of office, rank, status, or title, esp. as a punishment:degraded from director to assistant director. - to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
- Place Names[Physical Geog.]to wear down by erosion, as hills. Cf. aggrade.
- Chemistryto break down (a compound, esp. an organic hydrocarbon).
v.i. - to become degraded;
weaken or worsen;
deteriorate. - Chemistry(esp. of an organic hydrocarbon compound) to break down or decompose.
- Late Latin dēgradāre, equivalent. to Latin dē- de- + grad(us) grade + -āre infinitive suffix
- Middle English degraden 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgrace, dishonor, discredit. See humble.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abase, vitiate.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demote, depose, downgrade, lower, cashier, break.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exalt.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged promote.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/ vb - (transitive) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour
- /diːˈɡreɪd/(transitive) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote
- (transitive) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc
- to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river
- to decompose or be decomposed into atoms or smaller molecules
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin dēgradāre, from Latin de- + gradus rank, degreedeˈgrader n |