dégrader
Meaning
- to demote (lower someone's position in an organisation)
- to degrade (lessen someone's reputation)
- 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
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēgradāre. By surface analysis, dé- + grade + -er.
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