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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.