Definition of degrade - WordReference.com Dictionary

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degrade
A	verb
	1	degrade, cheapen
			lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚worsen; aggravate; exacerbate; exasperate ╚degrade, cheapen ╚devalue; devaluate
	2	degrade
			reduce the level of land, as by erosion

	3	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"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚hurt; wound; injure; bruise; offend; spite ╚humiliate; mortify; chagrin; humble; abase ╚take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down ╚dehumanize; dehumanise ╚reduce