Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - degrade
Degrade
degrade
v. 1 tr. reduce to a lower rank, esp. as a punishment. 2 tr. bring into dishonour or contempt. 3 tr. Chem. reduce to a simpler molecular structure. 4 tr. Physics reduce (energy) to a less convertible form. 5 tr. Geol. wear down (rocks etc.) by disintegration. 6 intr. degenerate. 7 intr. Chem. disintegrate. Derivatives degradable adj. degradation n. degradative adj. degrader n. Etymology: ME f. OF degrader f. eccl.L degradare (as DE-, L gradus step)
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verb see: grade Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to lower in grade, rank, or status ; demote, to strip of rank or honors, to lower to an inferior or less effective level , to scale down in desirability or salability, 2. to bring to low esteem or into disrepute , to drag down in moral or intellectual character ; corrupt, to impair in respect to some physical property , to wear down by erosion, to reduce the complexity of (a chemical compound) ; decompose, intransitive verb to pass from a higher grade or class to a lower, to become reduced in complexity, ~r noun degradingly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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