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degrader
de·grade D0100100 (dĭ-grād′)v. de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing, de·grades v.tr.1. To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable: land that was degraded by overgrazing; a virus that degrades the computer's performance.2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: seemed to feel that he was degrading himself in accepting the invitation. See Synonyms at debase.3. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.4. Geology To lower or wear away by erosion or weathering.5. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation.v.intr.1. To fall to a lower rank or status.2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly.
[Middle English degraden, from Old French degrader, from Late Latin dēgradāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
de·grad′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | degrader - a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)debaserindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"vulgariser, vulgarizer - someone who makes something vulgar |
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Synonyms for degradernoun a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)SynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- vulgariser
- vulgarizer
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