Complete Definition of "degrade"

English

Pronunciation
:* Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Verb
en-verb|degrad|ed

  1. transitive To lower in value or social position.

#: Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.

  1. intransitive To reduce in quality or purity.

#: The DNA sample has degraded.

Derived terms
degradation

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Derived terms)

Swedish: degenerera
Portuguese: degradar
Spanish: degradar

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Revision and Credits for"degrade"
  • 2007-11-23 09:06 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat would have corrected level of Derived terms)}}

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