Degradate vs. Degrade
Degradate (verb)
To cause, or to undergo degradation
Degrade (verb)
To lower in value or social position.
"Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."
Degrade (verb)
To reduce in quality or purity.
"The DNA sample has degraded."
Degrade (verb)
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
Degrade
To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer.
Degrade
To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man.
Degrade
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
Degrade (verb)
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.
Degrade (verb)
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
Degrade (verb)
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
"His critics took him down after the lecture"
Degrade (verb)
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
