Definition of degrade

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Degrade (v. t.) To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer..

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Degradement :: Degradement (n.) Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
Disennoble :: Disennoble (v. t.) To deprive of that which ennobles; to degrade.
Degraded :: Degraded (a.) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts..
Unphilosophize :: Unphilosophize (v. t.) To degrade from the character of a philosopher.
Lessen :: Lessen (a.) To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune..
Fallen :: Fallen (a.) Dropped; prostrate; degraded; ruined; decreased; dead.
Derogate :: Derogate (n.) Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.
Abject :: Abject (a.) To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase..
Vilify :: Vilify (v. t.) To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.
Shame :: Shame (n.) The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace..
Villanize :: Villanize (v. t.) To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile.
Imbrute :: Imbrute (v. t.) To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.
Voodooism :: Voodooism (n.) A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism..
Degrade :: Degrade (v. t.) To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer..
Demean :: Demean (v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Degraded :: Degraded (imp. & p. p.) of Degrad.
Diminish :: Diminish (v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
Undeify :: Undeify (v. t.) To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god.
Utes :: Utes (n. pl.) An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians..
Disrate :: Disrate (v. t.) To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade.
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