verb🔗ShareTo lower in value or social position."Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."valuemoralsocietycharacterattitudepositionhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce in quality or purity."The DNA sample has degraded."qualityvalueconditionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down."The relentless wind and rain are slowly degrading the cliff face overlooking the ocean. "environmentgeologywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act or process of degradation."The constant teasing he endured at school was a daily degrading that chipped away at his self-esteem. "moralcharacterattitudesocietyactionprocesssufferinginhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareThat degrades"Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience."moralattitudeinhumanvaluesocietysufferingnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading