Associations to the word «Degrade»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.