degrade
[verb]
Synonyms:
- disgrace, debase, demean, discredit, dishonour, humble, humiliate, shame
- demote, downgrade, lower

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Antonyms: elevate, uplift
Contrasted words: advance, further, boost, lift, raise, enhance, heighten, elevate, acclaim, extol, laud, praise
Related Words: abase, debase, humble, humiliate, lower, disbar, rule out, belittle, decry, derogate, detract, disparage, diminish, lessen, reduce

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧grade /dɪˈɡreɪd/ verb

1. [transitive] to treat someone without respect and make them lose respect for themselves:
a movie that degrades women
degrade yourself (by doing something)
How can you degrade yourself by writing such trash?

2. [transitive] to make a situation or the condition of something worse:
The dolphin’s habitat is being rapidly degraded.

3. [intransitive and transitive] technical if a substance, chemical etc degrades, or if something degrades it, it changes to a simpler form
—degradable adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲