Definition of degrade

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Degrade (v. i.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera..

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Disennoble :: Disennoble (v. t.) To deprive of that which ennobles; to degrade.
Degraded :: Degraded (a.) Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base..
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lower or degrade; to detract from.
Samoyedes :: Samoyedes (n. pl.) An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.
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..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Fallen :: Fallen (a.) Dropped; prostrate; degraded; ruined; decreased; dead.
Demissionary :: Demissionary (a.) Tending to lower, depress, or degrade..
Abject :: Abject (a.) To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase..
Disworth :: Disworth (v. t.) To deprive of worth; to degrade.
Imbrute :: Imbrute (v. t.) To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.
Negritos :: Negritos (n. pl.) A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads..
Hangdog :: Hangdog (n.) A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird..
Degrade :: Degrade (v. t.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down..
Degenerate :: Degenerate (a.) Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low..
Shame :: Shame (n.) The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace..
Abject :: Abject (a.) Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts..
Derogate :: Derogate (n.) Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.
Demean :: Demean (v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
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