"degrade" meaning in All languages combined

See degrade on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈɡreɪd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-degrade.wav [UK] Forms: degrade [canonical], degrades [third-person, singular], degraded [past], degraded [past, participle], degrading [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|degrad|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you degrade something, you lower the esteem, worth, or respect of something, to make it base, low, mean, or worthless.
    Sense id: simple-degrade-en-verb-97XRwFDT
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