Degrade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪsəlˌʌbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɡɹˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɡɹˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪsəlˌʌbəl/.

Examples

She tends to put down younger women colleagues
His critics took him down after the lecture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take down demean disgrace put down cheapen

Antonyms

aggrade

Parts of Speech

verb	reduce the level of land, as by erosion
verb	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally “She tends to put down younger women colleagues”
verb	lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Word Forms

takedown	noun	a crushing remark
degradation	noun	a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken
put-down	noun	a crushing remark

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

degradieren

das Niveau des Landes verringern, beispielsweise durch Erosion

🇫🇷French

dégrader

réduire le niveau des terres, comme par l'érosion

🇪🇸Spanish

degradar

🇮🇹Italian

degradare

ridurre il livello del terreno, come per erosione

🇳🇱Dutch

degraderen

het niveau van het land verminderen, bijvoorbeeld door erosie

🇵🇹Portuguese

degradar

reduzir o nível da terra, como pela erosão

🇷🇺Russian

деградировать

снизить уровень земель, как за счет эрозии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचा

भूमि के स्तर को कम करना, जैसे कटाव द्वारा

🇧🇩Bengali

অধঃপতন

ভূমির স্তর হ্রাস, যেমন ক্ষয় দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரழியும்

நிலத்தின் அளவை குறைக்க, அரிப்பு போன்ற

🇮🇳Telugu

అధోకరణం చెందుతాయి

కోత ద్వారా భూమి స్థాయిని తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

धूप झाल्याप्रमाणे जमिनीची पातळी कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધોગતિ

જમીનનું સ્તર ઘટાડવું, જેમ કે ધોવાણ દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕಿಳಿಸು

ಸವೆತದಿಂದ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക

മണ്ണൊലിപ്പ് പോലെ ഭൂമിയുടെ അളവ് കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟੀਆ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕਟੌਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچا

زمین کی سطح کو کم کریں، جیسا کہ کٹاؤ سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降级

🇯🇵Japanese

劣化させる

侵食などによって土地のレベルを下げる

🇰🇷Korean

저하

침식으로 인해 토지의 수준이 감소합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuống cấp

giảm mức độ đất, do xói mòn

🇹🇭Thai

เสื่อมโทรม

ลดระดับที่ดินเนื่องจากการกัดเซาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menurunkan

mengurangi permukaan tanah, seperti erosi

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapababa

bawasan ang antas ng lupa, tulad ng pagguho

🇲🇾Malay

merendahkan

mengurangkan paras tanah, seperti oleh hakisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتحلل

خفض مستوى الأرض، وذلك عن طريق التآكل

🇮🇷Persian

تنزل دادن

کاهش سطح زمین، به عنوان توسط فرسایش

🇹🇷Turkish

bozulmak

erozyon gibi arazi seviyesini azaltmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁפִּיל

להפחית את מפלס הקרקע, כמו על ידי שחיקה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'degrade'?

The primary meaning of 'degrade' is 'reduce the level of land, as by erosion'.

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Using 'degrade' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'degrade' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'degrade' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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