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- Dictionarydegrade/dɪˈɡreɪd/
verb
- 1. treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect: "she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women" Similar Opposite
- 2. break down or deteriorate chemically: "the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons" Similar
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DEGRADE definition: 1. to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or…. Learn more.
1. a. : to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote. b. : to strip of rank or honors. c. : to lower to an inferior or less effective level. degrade the image quality. : to scale down in desirability or salability. 2. a. : to bring to low esteem or into disrepute. Their actions have degraded their profession.
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. Synonyms: break, cashier, lower, downgrade, depose, demote. Antonyms: promote. to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
To degrade means to reduce the worth of something, as when smoke and pollution degrade the environment. The word can also mean to disrespect or insult: thoughtless comments can degrade a person. If you whistle at a passing woman, you're being disrespectful — your behavior degrades women.
degrade in British English. (dɪˈɡreɪd ) verb. 1. (transitive) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour. 2. (diːˈɡreɪd ) (transitive) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote. 3. (transitive) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc.
verb. /dɪˈɡreɪd/ Verb Forms. [transitive] degrade somebody to show or treat somebody in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not worth taking seriously. This poster is offensive and degrades women. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
1. ( tr) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour. 2. ( tr) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote. 3. ( tr) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc. 4. (Physical Geography) to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river. Compare aggrade. 5.
to treat someone without respect and as if they have no value: They think the advert degrades women. degrade verb [T] (DAMAGE) to damage the quality or condition of something. degradation. noun [ U ] uk / ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of degrade from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of degrade.
Degrade definition: To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable.
v.t. 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, esp. as a punishment: degraded from director to assistant director.
