degrade
To degrade something is to make it less good or valuable. You can degrade a piece of art, a piece of furniture, or a person.
He degraded the painting by painting over the original work.
The furniture was degraded by being covered in paint.
To degrade something is to make it less good or valuable. You can degrade a piece of art, a piece of furniture, or a person.
He degraded the painting by painting over the original work.
The furniture was degraded by being covered in paint.
verb
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
Synonyms:
verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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PROPN
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
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Degradation of the buffer marshes.
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The article is depraved and degrading.
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The speed is fast degrading.
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But the evolution of this subject is in the direction of degradation.
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It is a reference to the mental degradation of the president.
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That surely degrades the value of the project.
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The addition degrades the quality of the article.
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The caricature is not an insult or degradation of the person.
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The people degraded the rest of the people.
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The vandalism is degrading the quality of articles.