degrade
To lower in value or social positionTo lower in value or social position.
» This song is degrading to women.
Dieses Lied ist herabsetzend gegenüber Frauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Эта песня унизительна для женщин. — odexed
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3 senses(transitive)To lower in value or social position.
Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
degradieren, herabstufen, herunterstufen
(ergative, intransitive)To reduce in quality or purity.
The DNA sample has degraded.
vermindern, abbauen
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
(transitive)To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
erodieren
Examples
30 sentencesThis song is degrading to women.
ruЭта песня унизительна для женщин. — odexed
deDieses Lied ist herabsetzend gegenüber Frauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Strip searches are degrading and dehumanizing.
Whoever degrades himself will be exalted.
deWer sich erniedrigt, wird erhöht werden. — Yorwba
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
ruОн подорвал свой авторитет, солгав мне. — Hellerick
This song contains degrading lyrics about women.
deDieses Lied hat einen Frauen geringschätzenden Text. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle French dégrader.From Middle French dégrader.
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Forms
degrades, degrading, degraded, degradedSynonyms
37 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.