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- Dictionaryde·grade/dəˈɡrād/
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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to spoil or destroy the beauty or quality of something: Every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes. [ I or T ] electronics specialized. If the quality of something electrical or electronic degrades or is degraded, it becomes less good or less correct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. degrade verb (CHANGE STRUCTURE)
The meaning of DEGRADE is to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote. How to use degrade in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
Degrade definition: to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt. See examples of DEGRADE used in a sentence.
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.
degrade. [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. [transitive] degrade something (specialist) to make something become worse, especially in quality.
[intransitive, transitive] degrade (something) (technology) to change or make something change to a simpler chemical form. [transitive] degrade something (technology) to make something become worse, especially in quality. See degrade in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: degrade.
DEGRADE meaning: 1. to treat someone without respect and as if they have no value: 2. to damage the quality or…. Learn more.
1. transitive verb. Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them. ...the notion that pornography degrades women. degrading adjective. Mr. Porter was subjected to a degrading strip search. Synonyms: demeaning, lowering, humiliating, disgraceful More Synonyms of degrade. 2. transitive verb.
