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degrade

verb

de·​grade di-ˈgrād How to pronounce degrade (audio)
dē-
degraded; degrading; degrades

transitive verb

1
a
: to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote
b
: to strip of rank or honors
c
: to lower to an inferior or less effective level
degrade the image quality
d
: to scale down in desirability or salability
2
a
: to bring to low esteem or into disrepute
Their actions have degraded their profession.
comments intended to humiliate and degrade others
b
: to drag down in moral or intellectual character : corrupt
… impelled, by misfortune and misery, to the vice that has degraded them. Charles Dickens
3
: to impair in respect to some physical property
material degraded by exposure to sunlight
4
geology : to wear down by erosion
degraded the hillside
5
chemistry : to reduce the complexity of (a chemical compound) : decompose

intransitive verb

1
: to pass from a higher grade or class to a lower
causes the meat to degrade in quality
2
of a chemical compound : to become reduced in complexity
plastics that don't easily degrade
degrader noun

Did you know?

In Shakespeare's King Lear, the old king is degraded by the daughters he has given his kingdom to. He finds it degrading, for instance, when the number of his guards is reduced from 100 to 25. His degradation seems complete when, after going mad, he's reduced to living in the wilderness. As you can see, degrade is often a synonym for humiliate.

Example Sentences

The group accuses the company of degrading women in its ads. He felt degraded by their remarks. Scratches on a camera lens will degrade the image. Pollution has degraded air quality.
Recent Examples on the Web According to the park service, the number of people trampling through the area over the years has caused the base of the tree to degrade and has wiped out ferns that would normally surround it. Alexis Benveniste, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Cells in the retina continue to express the photosensitive protein after a one-time injection of the virus, while physical implants could degrade and stop working, accompanied by risks of infection. Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022 Invasive species can increase the costs of delivering water and power, degrade recreational opportunities and discourage tourism, said Rachel Pawlitz, chief public affairs officer for the Geological Survey. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 Russia says the strikes are part of a campaign to degrade Ukraine’s military infrastructure and block Western arms shipments. Reuters, NBC News, 6 June 2022 Once that signal is turned off, the CARs should disarm or slowly degrade and deactivate the CAR-T cell’s killing function. Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Jan. 2022 Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change: Pesticides, herbicides, nitrogen-rich fertilisers and monocultures degrade soil and lead to a loss in biodiversity. Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 Not only did moving to a four-day workweek not degrade our productivity, but the months following the shift were among the most productive in our history. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Invasive species degrade our natural areas, including areas critical to threatened and endangered species, by taking resources from native life forms. Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French degrader, from Late Latin degradare, from Latin de- + gradus step, grade — more at grade entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of degrade was in the 14th century

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