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degrade

/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verb2 syllables

Degrade means: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally.

Synonyms for degrade11

verb, as in reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

take down, disgrace, demean, put down

verb, as in lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

cheapen

also used for degrade

abase, debase, avile, debauch, depreciate, devalue

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Opposites of degrade

aggrade

What does degrade mean?3

verb

1

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally“She tends to put down younger women colleagues”

2

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

3

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with degrade?58

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All 58 rhymes for degrade, grouped by syllable

Degrade in a sentence

  • After years of disrepair, the building had begun to degrade.nana2capriccio
  • Don't degrade yourself by telling such a lie.unknown
  • The technical infrastructure had started to degrade quite a bit.ddnktr
  • I do not degrade you. I purify you.qsanta
  • It's sad to see a human being degrade himself to such a point. What a shame!carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of degrade

as a verb

past tense
degraded
present participle
degrading
third-person singular
degrades
past participle
degraded