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degraded
Overview of verb degrade
The verb degrade has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) degrade -- (reduce the level of land, as by erosion)
2. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down -- (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture")
3. degrade, cheapen -- (lower the grade of something; reduce its worth)
Overview of adj degraded
The adj degraded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast -- (unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women")
2. debased, devalued, degraded -- (lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency")
Antonyms of verb degrade
1 of 3 senses of degrade
Sense 1
degrade
Antonym of aggrade (Sense 1)
=>aggrade
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb degrade
3 senses of degrade
Sense 1
degrade
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
=> humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
=> hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb degrade
2 of 3 senses of degrade
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
=> reduce
=> dehumanize, dehumanise
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
=> devalue, devaluate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb degrade
3 senses of degrade
Sense 1
degrade
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
=> humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
'Cause To' of verb degrade
Derived Forms of verb degrade
2 of 3 senses of degrade
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
RELATED TO>(noun) degradation#2
=> abasement, degradation, abjection
RELATED TO>(noun) degradation#1
=> degradation, debasement
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
RELATED TO>(noun) degradation#2
=> abasement, degradation, abjection
RELATED TO>(noun) degradation#1
=> degradation, debasement
Domain of verb degrade
Domain Terms of verb degrade
Familiarity of verb degrade
degrade used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb degrade
3 senses of degrade
Sense 1
degrade
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb degrade
2 of 3 senses of degrade
Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
> humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
=> crush, smash, demolish
=> take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
=> irritate
=> inflame
=> degrade, cheapen
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb degrade
Sense 1
degrade
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Sense 2
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
=> humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
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Sense 3
degrade, cheapen
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
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Grep of verb degrade
biodegrade
degrade
Antonyms of adj degraded
2 senses of degraded
Sense 1
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
INDIRECT (VIA immoral, amoral) -> moral
INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral
Sense 2
debased, devalued, degraded
INDIRECT (VIA low) -> high
Similarity of adj degraded
2 senses of degraded
Sense 1
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
=> immoral (vs. moral)(vs. amoral)
Sense 2
debased, devalued, degraded
=> low (vs. high)
Pertainyms of adj degraded
Attributes of adj degraded
Domain of adj degraded
Domain Terms of adj degraded
Familiarity of adj degraded
degraded used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj degraded
degraded
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