| VERB | contact | degrade | reduce the level of land, as by erosion |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | degrade, take down, disgrace, demean, put down | reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | |
| change | degrade, cheapen | lower the grade of something |
| Sounds | dihgrey'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... | |
| Meaning | Reduce the level of land, as by erosion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Opposite | aggrade | build up to a level by depositing sediment |
| Spanish | degradar | |
| Catalan | degradar | |
| Meaning | Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | take down, disgrace, demean, put down | |
| Narrower | dehumanize, dehumanise | deprive of human qualities |
| reduce | lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation | |
| Broader | humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase | Cause to feel shame |
| Spanish | degradarse, degradar, deshonrarse, deshonrar, envilecer | |
| Catalan | degradar-se, degradar, deshonrar-se, deshonrar, envilanir, envilir | |
| Nouns | degradation | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| degradation | a low or downcast state | |
| Meaning | Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | cheapen | |
| Narrower | devalue, devaluate | Remove the value from |
| Broader | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | make worse |
| Spanish | abaratar, degradar | |
| Catalan | abaratir, degradar-se, degradar | |
| Nouns | degradation | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| degradation | a low or downcast state | |
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