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de·grade  (d-grd)

v. de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing, de·grades

v.tr.

1. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.

2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: a scandal that degraded the participants.

3. To lower in moral or intellectual character; debase.

4. To reduce in worth or value: degrade a currency.

5. To impair in physical structure or function.

6. Geology To lower or wear by erosion or weathering.

7. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation.

v.intr.

1. To fall below a normal state; deteriorate.

2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly.

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[Middle English degraden, from Old French degrader, from Late Latin dgradre : Latin d-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·grader n.

Synonyms: degrade, abase, debase, demean², humble, humiliate
These verbs mean to deprive of self-esteem or self-worth. Degrade implies reduction to a state of shame or disgrace: "If I pitied you for crying ... you should spurn such pity.... Rise, and don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile!" (Emily Brontë).
Abase refers principally to loss of rank or prestige: "Meg pardoned him, and Mrs. March's grave face relaxed . . . when she heard him declare that he would ... abase himself like a worm before the injured damsel" (Louisa May Alcott).
Debase implies reduction in quality or value: "debasing the moral currency" (George Eliot).
Demean suggests lowering in social position: "It puts him where he can make the advances without demeaning himself" (William Dean Howells).
Humble can refer to lowering in rank or, more often, to reducing in pride: dreamed of humbling his opponent.
To humiliate is to subject to loss of self-respect or dignity: a defeat that humiliated both army and nation. See Also Synonyms at demote.

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degrade

Verb

[-grading, -graded]

1. to reduce to dishonour or disgrace

2. to reduce in status or quality

3. Chem to decompose into atoms or smaller molecules [Latin de- from + gradus rank, degree]

degradation n
degrading adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	degrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosion aggrade - 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 down abase, 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 worth cheapen aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" devaluate, devalue - remove the value from; deprive of its value

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degrade

verb 1. demean, disgrace, humiliate, injure, shame, corrupt, humble, discredit, pervert, debase, dishonour, cheapen << OPPOSITE ennoble

verb 2. demote, reduce, lower, downgrade, depose, cashier << OPPOSITE promote

Translations

degrade [dɪˈgreɪd] vt → degradar

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degrade [dɪˈgreɪd] vt → dégrader

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degrade [dɪˈgreɪd] vt → erniedrigen;

(reduce the quality of) → degradieren

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degrade [dɪˈgreɪd] vt → degradare

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degrade

v degrade [diˈgreid]

to disgrace or make contemptible He felt degraded by having to ask for money. verlaag, verneder يَحُطُّ من قَدْر унижавам ponížit fornedre; nedværdige erniedrigen υποβιβάζω, ταπεινώνω degradar alandama خوار و خفیف کردن؛ کم ارزش کردن halventaa dégrader לְהַשפִּיל अपमानजक महसूस करना svrgnuti, degradirati lealacsonyít; lealacsonyodik mempermalukan óvirða, smána degradare 体面を傷つける 모욕감을 주다, 품위를 떨어뜨리다 (pa)žeminti degradēt; pazemot; pazemināt merendahkan vernederen fornedre, nedverdige, forsimple poniżyć rebaixar a umili унижать(ся) ponížiť ponižati degradirati förnedra, förödmjuka ทำให้ต่ำต้อย aşağılamak, küçük düşürmek 使卑微 деградувати; принижувати ذلیل کرنا ، بے عزّت کرنا làm mất danh giá 使卑微

adj deˈgrading

tending to make lower in rank etc or to disgrace a degrading occupation. vernederend, verlagend مُذِل، مُخْزٍ унижителен ponižující fornedrende; nedværdigende erniedrigend υποτιμητικός, επαίσχυντος degradante alandav تحقیر کننده؛ خوار کننده halventava dégradant מַשׁפִּיל, מבזה पदावनत करना lišiti časti, položaja lealázó merendahkan lítillækkandi, smánandi degradante 品位をおとすような (지위가) 강등된, 품위를 떨어뜨리는, 모욕적인 žeminantis degradējošs; pazemojošs; pazeminošs rendahkan martabat vernederend degraderende, nedverdigende, forringet poniżający degradante degradant унизительный potupný ponižujoč degradiran förnedrande ปลด aşağılayıcı, küçük düşürücü 低劣的 принизливий درجے مرتبے سے گرانا làm giảm giá trị 低劣的