degrade

verb

/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/UK/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/CA/dɪˈɡɹæɪd/

Etymology

From Middle French dégrader.

derived from dégrader

Definitions

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.
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

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Derived

biodegrade, degradability, degradable, degradant, degradation, degradee, degrade gracefully, degradement, degrader, degradome, degradomics, degradosome, degron, photodegrade

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at degrade. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at degrade. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at degrade

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA