DEGRADE

degrade

Verb

  1. To lower in value or social position.
    Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
  2. To reduce in quality or purity.
    The DNA sample has degraded.
  3. To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.


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