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1
to bring to a lower grade or rank
- the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care
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2
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume
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- abase,
- bastardize,
- canker,
- cheapen,
- corrupt,
- debase,
- debauch,
- demean,
- demoralize,
- deprave,
- deteriorate,
- lessen,
- pervert,
- poison,
- profane,
- prostitute,
- subvert,
- vitiate,
- warp
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3
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field
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“Degrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrade. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of degrade was in the 14th century
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