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degrading
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 degrading
The adj degrading has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. corrupting, degrading -- (harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence")
2. debasing, degrading -- (used of conduct; characterized by dishonor)
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 degrading
2 senses of degrading
Sense 1
corrupting, degrading
INDIRECT (VIA noxious) -> innocuous, harmless
Sense 2
debasing, degrading
INDIRECT (VIA dishonorable) -> honorable, honourable
Similarity of adj degrading
2 senses of degrading
Sense 1
corrupting, degrading
=> noxious (vs. innocuous), harmful
Sense 2
debasing, degrading
=> dishonorable (vs. honorable), dishonourable
Pertainyms of adj degrading
Attributes of adj degrading
Domain of adj degrading
Domain Terms of adj degrading
Familiarity of adj degrading
degrading used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj degrading
degrading
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