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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.