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degrade

 
Verb degrade has 3 senses
  1. degrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosion
    Antonyms:
    aggrade
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
    --2 is one way to humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
    Derived forms: noun degradation2, noun degradation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. degrade, cheapen - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
    --3 is one way to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
    Derived forms: noun degradation2, noun degradation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
deglutition deglycerolise deglycerolize degnifeid dego degradable degradarion degradation degrade degraded degraded land degrader degrades degrading degrading women degrease degredation

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