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Degrade

//dɪˈɡɹeɪd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To lower in value or social position. transitive

    "Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."

  2. 2
    lower the grade of something; reduce its worth wordnet
  3. 3
    To reduce in quality or purity. ergative, intransitive

    "The DNA sample has degraded."

  4. 4
    reduce the level of land, as by erosion wordnet
  5. 5
    To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. transitive
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  1. 6
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French dégrader.

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