- degrade - reduce the level of land, as by erosion
Antonyms: aggrade
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
--2 is one way to humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun degradation2, noun degradation1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- degrade, cheapen - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
--3 is one way to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun degradation2, noun degradation1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something