degrade

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈɡreɪd/ or /diˈɡreɪd/

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Verb

Plain form degrade

Third-person singular degrades

Past tense degraded

Past participle degraded

Present participle degrading

1. When you degrade something, you lower the esteem, worth, or respect of something, to make it base, low, mean, or worthless.

   Many wealthy, intelligent, and talented people were degraded by the Nazis before being sent to concentration camps.

   Does every comment from you need to be degrading to others?