verb🔗ShareTo lower in value or social position."Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."valuepositionsocietymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce in quality or purity."The DNA sample has degraded."qualityenvironmentconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down."The heavy rain eroded the hills, gradually degrading their height. "environmentgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFeeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect."After being publicly scolded by his boss for a mistake he didn't make, Mark felt degraded and ashamed. "emotionmindconditioncharactermoralhumansoulattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts."The plant in the dark corner had degraded leaves, yellowed and small compared to the healthy ones. "organismbiologyanatomyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees."The ancient, degraded cross in the church garden had steps at the ends, each one slightly wider than the one above it. "heraldryarchitecturedegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
