degrade

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/, /diˈɡɹeɪd/, SAMPA: /dI"gr\eId/

Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• degradation

Translations

to lower in value or social position

Bulgarian: понижавам (bg), разжалвам (bg) Czech: degradovat (cs) Finnish: alentaa (fi)

Italian: degradare (it) Swedish: degradera (sv), {t|sv|nedvärdera}}

to reduce in quality or purity

Bulgarian: упадам (bg), деградирам (bg), разлагам се (bg) Czech: znehodnotit (cs)

Finnish: heikentää (fi), alentaa (fi) Italian: degradarsi (it)

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Swedish: degenerera Portuguese: degradar Spanish: degradar

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Spanish

Verb

degrade (infinitive degradar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of degradar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of degradar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of degradar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of degradar.