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degrade
Found in thesaurus: chagrin, humiliate, mortify, humble, abase, exacerbate, aggravate, exasperate, worsen
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degrade
v.
humiliate, dishonor; reduce (in size, amount, etc.); break down (Chemistry)
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Dégradé
Dégradé is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Arab and Tarzan (also known as Mohammed Abunasser and Ahmed Abunasser). It was selected to compete in the International Critics' Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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Degradation
Degradation may refer to:
- Biodegradation of organic substances by living organisms
- Cashiering, whereby a military officer is dismissed for misconduct
- Reduction in rank, whereby a military officer is reduced to a lower rank for misconduct
- Degradation (geology)
- Environmental degradation in ecology
- "Degradation", a song by the Violent Femmes, from Add It Up (1981–1993)
- Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal
- Elegant degradation, gradual rather than sudden
- Graceful degradation, in a fault-tolerant system
- Polymer degradation as plastics age
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degrade
Verb
1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion
(antonym) aggrade
2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
(synonym) take down, disgrace, demean, put down
(hypernym) humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
(hyponym) reduce
(derivation) abasement, degradation, abjection
3. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
(synonym) cheapen
(hypernym) worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
(hyponym) devalue, devaluate
(derivation) abasement, degradation, abjection
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dégrader
v.
deteriorate, degrade, demean
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degradar
v.
degrade, humiliate, dishonor; reduce (in size, amount, etc.); break down (Chemistry); corrode, corrupt
