Associations to the word «Degrade»
Noun
- Cellulose
- Contaminant
- Microorganism
- Hydrolysis
- Collagen
- Pollutant
- Degradation
- Enzyme
- Rna
- Hydrocarbon
- Microbe
- Bacterium
- Mrna
- Starch
- Polymer
- Toxin
- Polymerase
- Fungus
- Sludge
- Uv
- Landfill
- Peptide
- Compound
- Oxidation
- Substrate
- Accuracy
- Scaffold
- Acid
- Methane
- Rot
- Protein
- Inhibitor
- Dignity
- Cleavage
- Poly
- Pesticide
- Apoptosis
- Organic
- Erosion
- Matrix
- Doppler
- Monomer
- Distortion
- Nylon
- Intermediate
- Organism
- Corrosion
- Insulation
- Molecule
- Digestion
- Dna
- Coating
- Quality
- Clot
- Usefulness
- Leakage
- Soil
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DEGRADE, verb. (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
DEGRADE, verb. (intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.
DEGRADE, verb. (transitive) (geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
Dictionary definition
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.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.