degrade

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪd

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to degrade

Third person singular
degrades

Simple past
degraded

Past participle
degraded

Present participle
degrading

to degrade (third-person singular simple present degrades, present participle degrading, simple past and past participle degraded)

  1. (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
    Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
  2. (intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.
    The DNA sample has degraded.

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[edit] Translations

to lower in value or social position
to reduce in quality or purity
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