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Exact Match:

degrade

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Synonyms:

• abase,
• abash,
• adulterate,
• alloy,
• belittle,
• boot,
• bounce,
• break,
• bring down,
• bring into discredit,
• bring low,
• bring shame upon,
• bump,
• bust,
• can,
• canker,
• cashier,
• cast down,
• cast reproach upon,
• cheapen,
• coarsen,
• confound,
• contaminate,
• corrupt,
• crush,
• cry down,
• debase,
• debauch,
• decry,
• defile,
• deflower,
• defrock,
• degenerate,
• demean,
• demerit,
• demote,
• denature,
• deplume,
• depose,
• deprave,
• deprecate,
• depreciate,
• deprive,
• derogate,
• derogate from,
• desecrate,
• despoil,
• detract,
• detract from,
• devalue,
• dilute,
• diminish,
• disapprove of,
• disbar,
• discharge,
• discredit,
• disemploy,
• disenfranchise,
• disfranchise,
• disgrace,
• disgrade,
• dishonor,
• dismiss,
• disparage,
• displace,
• displume,
• distort,
• downgrade,
• drum out,
• dump,
• dump on,
• expel,
• fire,
• furlough,
• give the ax,
• give the gate,
• hold in contempt,
• humble,
• humiliate,
• impute shame to,
• infect,
• kick,
• kick upstairs,
• knock,
• lay off,
• lessen,
• let go,
• let out,
• lower,
• make little of,
• make redundant,
• minimize,
• misuse,
• mortify,
• pension off,
• pervert,
• pillory,
• poison,
• pollute,
• prostitute,
• put down,
• put to shame,
• ravage,
• ravish,
• read out of,
• reduce,
• reflect discredit upon,
• release,
• remove,
• replace,
• reproach,
• retire,
• rule out,
• run down,
• sack,
• separate forcibly,
• set down,
• shame,
• sink,
• slight,
• speak ill of,
• strip,
• strip of rank,
• submit to indignity,
• superannuate,
• surplus,
• suspend,
• taint,
• take down,
• thin,
• trip up,
• turn off,
• turn out,
• twist,
• ulcerate,
• unfrock,
• unseat,
• violate,
• vitiate,
• vulgarize,
• warp,
• water down,
• weaken