Related Words for degrade

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demean
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Verb, Verb
disgrace
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Verb, Verb
put down
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Phrase, Verb
diminish
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Verb
impair
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Verb
erode
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Verb
deteriorate
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Verb
devalue
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Verb
undermine
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Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
contaminate
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Verb
disintegrate
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Verb
impede
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
disrupt
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Verb
deplete
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Verb
distort
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Verb
destroy
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Verb
denigrate
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Verb
corrode
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Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
prolong
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Verb
humiliate
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Verb
elevate
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Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
enrich
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Verb
improve
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Verb
pollute
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Verb
tarnish
/x
Noun
ruin
/x
Noun
embarrass
x/x
Verb
saturate
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Verb
affect
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Verb
oxidize
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Verb
interfere
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Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
cripple
/x
Noun
destabilize
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Verb
alter
/x
Verb
attenuate
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Verb
devastate
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Verb
detract
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
deform
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Verb
obliterate
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Verb
irritate
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Verb
sully
/x
Name
disparage
x/x
Verb
jeopardize
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Verb
deprive
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Verb
subvert
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Verb
aggravate
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Verb
entrench
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Verb
dilute
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Adjective
injure
/x
Verb
accelerate
x/xx
Verb
reduce
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Verb
defame
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Verb
complicate
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Verb
displace
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Verb
negate
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Verb
preserve
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Verb
imperil
x/x
Verb
marginalize
/xxx
Verb
exalt
x/
Verb
constrain
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Verb
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb
amplify
/xx
Verb
destruct
x/
Noun
oppress
x/
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
spoil
/
Noun
worsen
/x
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun
allow
x/
Verb
encroach
x/
Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
intensify
x/xx
Verb
perturb
x/
Verb
sustain
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Verb
protect
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Verb
heighten
/x
Verb
augment
x/
Verb
restrict
x/
Verb
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
soften
/x
Verb
harass
x/
Verb
accumulate
x/xx
Verb
lengthen
/x
Verb
entrap
x/
Verb
objectify
x/xx
Verb
depreciate
x/xx
Verb
annihilate
x/xx
Verb
decompose
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Verb
impinge
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Verb
jeopardise
/xx
Verb
dissipate
/xx
Verb
transform
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Verb
misrepresent
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Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
dominate
/xx
Verb
dissociate
x/xx
Verb
strengthen
/x
Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
incapacitate
xx/xx
Verb
inflict
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Verb
usurp
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Verb
isolate
/xx
Verb
betray
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Verb
subjugate
/xx
Verb
derogate
x/x
Verb
render
/x
Verb
vitiate
/xx
Verb
confound
x/
Verb
frustrate
/x
Verb
outstrip
x/
Verb
modulate
/xx
Verb
overpower
xx/x
Verb
ravage
/x
Noun
characterize
/xxx
Verb
mistreat
x/
Verb
deconstruct
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Verb
disperse
x/
Verb
optimize
/xx
Verb
harming
/x
Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
segregate
/xx
Verb
impugn
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Verb
increase
x/
Noun
nullify
/xx
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
maim
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Noun
promote
x/
Verb
derail
x/
Verb
penetrate
/xx
Verb
downgrade
//
Noun
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective
lower
/x
Adjective
fetter
/x
Verb
proteinases
xx/x
Noun
lignin
/x
Noun
allocate
/xx
Verb
assign
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Verb, Noun
belittle
x/x
Verb
blight
/
Noun, Verb
cheaper
/x
Adjective
concussion
x/x
Noun
cramping
/x
Noun
criticize
/xx
Verb
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
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Noun, Verb
deign
/
Verb
delay
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Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
discomfort
x/x
Noun, Verb
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drag
/
Verb, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
friction
/x
Noun
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
insult
x/
Noun, Verb
leakage
/x
Noun
loss
/
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
men
/
Noun
minimize
/xx
Verb
overlapping
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overpressure
/x/x
Noun, Verb
overshoot
/xx
Noun, Verb
person
/x
Noun, Verb
praise
/
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shrinkage
/x
Noun
susceptible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
upgrade
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Verb, Noun, Adverb
vile
/
Adjective
wear
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective