degrade

Meanings

• verb

  Reduce in quality, value, or standing; make worse.

  - "The constant use of the car caused it to degrade over time."
  - "The once beautiful painting had degraded due to exposure to sunlight."

• verb

  Lower in rank or status.

  - "The employee was degraded to a lower position after making a mistake."
  - "The nobleman was degraded to a commoner after losing his fortune."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with degrade
grade , adequate , magnate , invade

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Variants

List of all variants of degrade that leads to same result
degrade , degraded , degrader , degraders , degrades , degrading

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Forms

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degraded, degrading, degrades, degradingly

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Etymology

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The word 'degrade' comes from the Latin word 'degradare', which means 'to bring down from a higher place'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'degrade' is often used in the context of environmental science to describe the process by which a substance breaks down into a less complex form.

2. In chemistry, 'degradation' refers to the process by which a chemical compound breaks down over time.

3. The word 'degrade' is also used in the context of digital media to describe the loss of quality that occurs when a file is compressed or copied multiple times.

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Related Concepts

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1. deteriorate: A related concept to 'degrade' is 'deteriorate', which means 'to become worse or run down over time'. While 'degrade' implies a deliberate or intentional action, 'deteriorate' is often used to describe a natural process.

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Culture

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In literature, 'degrade' is often used to describe the moral or ethical decline of a character or society. In music, the term 'degrading' is used to describe the act of belittling or insulting someone.

How to Memorize "degrade"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a ladder or a hierarchy. Imagine moving down the ladder or hierarchy, which represents the process of degrading.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'degrade' with the idea of going backwards or downwards.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Down goes degrade' to remember the meaning of the word.

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