What does degrade mean?
Degrade means (transitive) To lower in value or social position..
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/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ · verb
(transitive) To lower in value or social position..
Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
[…] [William] Prynne was sentenced by the Star-Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar, to stand in pillory at two places in London and lose an ear at each, to be branded on the forehead, to pay a fine of five thousand pounds, and to be imprisoned for life.
The DNA sample has degraded.
Use degrade when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Degrade means (transitive) To lower in value or social position..
Common synonyms include abase, debase, demean, avile.
Possible antonyms include aggrade.
Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
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