[
UK
/dɪɡɹˈeɪd/
]
[ US /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ ]
[ US /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ ]
VERB
- reduce the level of land, as by erosion
- lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
She tends to put down younger women colleagues
His critics took him down after the lecture
How To Use degrade In A Sentence
- I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
- We also believe that practically any country that degrades women or any country that cuts them off from the vital life of the country is making a very big mistake.
- No one can degrade us except ourselves; that if we are worthy, no influence can defeat us.
- However, this does not take into account the optics of the system which degrade image quality somewhat giving a commonly accepted resolution of 1 arcminute/cycle. The Register
- It scales brilliantly, degrades gracefully, supports optional categories and ‘beaming,’ and is configurable to an unlimited number of options.
- As plants do not possess a mechanism to degrade lignins, lignification represents a significant, non-recoverable investment of carbon and energy.
- Over time, however, it oxidizes and chemically degrades to form alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, acids and esters.
- It is necessary to design the antenna properly or system performance will be degraded.
- Some materials are better degraded under anaerobic conditions than under aerobic conditions.
- Cardamine tangutorum wild vegetable planted artificially could markedly improve the biomass of degraded ecosystem, and this kind of wild vegetable is more suitable for growing in the forest.