DEGRADE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • lower the grade of something
   • reduce its worth
   Synonym(s)
   • cheapen (what does cheapen mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) degrade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worsen (what does worsen mean?)
   • aggravate (what does aggravate mean?)
   • exacerbate (what does exacerbate mean?)
   • exasperate (what does exasperate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • devalue (what does devalue mean?)
   • devaluate (what does devaluate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abasement (what does abasement mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • abjection (what does abjection mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • debasement (what does debasement mean?)
2. Meaning
   • reduce the level of land, as by erosion
   Antonym(s)
   • aggrade (what does aggrade mean?)
3. Meaning
   • reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
   Synonym(s)
   • demean (what does demean mean?)
   • disgrace (what does disgrace mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • take down (what does take down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She tends to put down younger women colleagues
   • His critics took him down after the lecture
   Hypernyms(s) degrade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • humiliate (what does humiliate mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   • chagrin (what does chagrin mean?)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   • abase (what does abase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • dehumanize (what does dehumanize mean?)
   • dehumanise (what does dehumanise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • put-down (what does put-down mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   • squelcher (what does squelcher mean?)
   • takedown (what does takedown mean?)
   • abasement (what does abasement mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • abjection (what does abjection mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • debasement (what does debasement mean?)
   • put-down (what does put-down mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   • squelcher (what does squelcher mean?)
   • takedown (what does takedown mean?)