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| 1. | [ verb ] reduce the level of land, as by erosion | |
| Related terms: | aggrade | |
| 2. | [ verb ] reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | |
| Synonyms: | demean take_down put_down disgrace | |
| Examples: | "She tends to put down younger women colleagues" "His critics took him down after the lecture" |
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| Related terms: | humiliate reduce dehumanize put-down | |
| 3. | [ verb ] lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | |
| Synonyms: | cheapen | |
| Related terms: | worsen devalue abasement | |
| Similar spelling: |
degrader degraded decorate degrading decorated Degroat decreed decorative decorator |
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