degrade
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DEGRADE
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[+ object]
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to treat (someone or something) poorly and without respect
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The group accuses the company of degrading women in its ads.
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I am not going to degrade [=lower] myself by responding to these baseless accusations.
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He felt degraded by their remarks.
2
[+ object]
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to make the quality of (something) worse
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Scratches on a camera lens will degrade the image.
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Pollution has degraded air quality.
3
technical
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to cause (something complex) to break down into simple substances or parts
[+ object]
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enzymes that degrade proteins
[no object]
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plastics that don't degrade [=decompose] easily
— degrading
adjective [more degrading; most degrading]-
a degrading job
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He made a degrading remark about my weight.
