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English verb: degrade | |||
| 1. | degrade (contact) reduce the level of land, as by erosion | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Antonyms | aggrade | ||
| 2. | degrade (emotion) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | ||
| Samples | She tends to put down younger women colleagues. His critics took him down after the lecture. | ||
| Synonyms | demean, disgrace, put down, take down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dehumanise, dehumanize, reduce | ||
| 3. | degrade (change) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | ||
| Synonyms | cheapen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | devaluate, devalue | ||
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