- transitive verb
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- to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor. [Webster]
- verb
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- reduce in rank or status [Nandigam]
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
- degrade @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- degrade @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- degrade @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- degrade @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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