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degrade

/ degrade /

verb

verb Sense 1

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Type of:

worsen aggravate exacerbate

Kinds of:

devalue devaluate

Derived:

abasement degradation abjection debasement

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 2

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Opposites:

aggrade

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"

"His critics took him down after the lecture"

Type of:

humiliate mortify chagrin

Kinds of:

reduce dehumanize dehumanise

Derived:

put-down squelch squelcher takedown abasement

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

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