dégrader

Meaning

  1. to demote (lower someone's position in an organisation)
  2. to degrade (lessen someone's reputation)
  3. to deface (vandalise)

Concepts

degrade

demote

damage

deface

debase

abase

demean

deteriorate

mortify

relegate

break

corrupt

pervert

blemish

graduate

shade

obscure

shade off

cheapen

bump

kick downstairs

debauch

demoralise

demoralize

deprave

misdirect

profane

subvert

vitiate

disgrace

take down

downgrade

humiliate

bemean

foul up

hurt

infract

abrade

impair

Frequency

31k
Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēgradāre. By surface analysis, dé- + grade + -er.

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