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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.