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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.
The meaning of DEGRADE is to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote. How to use degrade in a sentence. Did you know?
Degrade definition: to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt. See examples of DEGRADE used in a sentence.
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.
v.tr. 1. To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable: land that was degraded by overgrazing; a virus that degrades the computer's performance. 2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: seemed to feel that he was degrading himself in accepting the invitation. See Synonyms at debase. 3.
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.
