释义
[ dih-greyd or, for 3 , dee-greyd ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈgreɪd or, for 3 , diˈgreɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor.
to lower in character or quality; debase.
to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, status, or title, especially as a punishment: degraded from director to assistant director.
to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
Physical Geography . to wear down by erosion, as hills. Compare aggrade.
Chemistry . to break down (a compound, especially an organic hydrocarbon).
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing. to become degraded; weaken or worsen; deteriorate.
Chemistry . (especially of an organic hydrocarbon compound) to break down or decompose.
Origin of degrade 1275–1325; Middle English degraden <Late Latin dēgradāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + grad (us ) grade + -āre infinitive suffix
SYNONYMS FOR degrade 1 disgrace, dishonor, discredit.
2 abase, vitiate.
3 demote, depose, downgrade, lower, cashier, break.
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synonym study for degrade 1 . See humble.
OTHER WORDS FROM degrade de·grad·er, noun Words nearby degrade deglutition, degorger, degradable, degradation, degradation of energy, degrade , degraded, degrading, degranulation, de gratia, degrease
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Example sentences from the Web for degrade They need the right moisture levels and microbes to degrade .
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There has also been much speculation about a “million-mile battery” capable of being recharged many more times than current models without degrading.
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Extreme temperatures, low pressure and radiation can quickly degrade cell membranes and destroy DNA.
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The thalattosaur remains show little evidence of being degrade d by stomach acid, suggesting the ichthyosaur died shortly after its enormous meal.
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Now Obama promises to “degrade and destroy” the self-declared Islamic State (or ISIL, or ISIS).
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U.S. warplanes have already flown more than 100 sorties to degrade ISIS ground forces, and many more bombs are on the way.
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The plan to degrade al Qaeda enough so that U.S. forces can leave is already lagging behind schedule.
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“Dioxin” is the dirtiest of dirty words and this designation, like the chemical itself, does not degrade .
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Kenneth recognizes the terrible truths of our existence: that gun violence will continue to devastate and degrade everyone.
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This would be to degrade Him into the head of a rival sect, which it is convenient for state purposes to make supreme.
The Gospel of St. John | Frederick Denison Maurice
Byron had sworn to love man and nature, and to glorify their works, on the very instant he seeks to degrade and vilify.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64 No. 396 October 1848 | Various
Is it in order to degrade their superiors, to raise the status of menials?
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
In this locality, like all others, there were two parties, or two spirits—one was to improve the other to degrade society.
And then the continual effort to degrade the Mass, to rob it of its mystery and holy character—it's clever, it's subtle.
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British Dictionary definitions for degrade verb (tr) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour
(diːˈɡreɪd ) (tr) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote
(tr) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc
to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river Compare aggrade
chem to decompose or be decomposed into atoms or smaller molecules
Derived forms of degrade degrader , noun Word Origin for degrade C14: from Late Latin dēgradāre, from Latin de- + gradus rank, degree
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Words related to degrade debase, lessen, reduce, impair, downgrade, discredit, cheapen, demean, vitiate, degenerate, corrupt, diminish, disgrace, weaken, deteriorate, pervert, bump, debauch, slam, demote