Word Finder - degrade

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To lower in value or social position.

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Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.

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To reduce in quality or purity.

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The DNA sample has degraded.

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To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

On its being suggested to him that his acceptance of this position would degrade an ex-president, Adams replied that no person could be degraded by serving the people as a representative in congress or, he added, as a selectman of his town.

Every day I stay in this house I degrade myself further.

A small hole in a wall or floor can significantly degrade the performance.

Eventually, the water will degrade your carpet.

Over time, the assembly could erode and degrade.

Since heat can degrade this vitamin, liquid K may be kept in the refrigerator section.

If she had been a bad wife, the Code allowed him to send her away, while he kept the children and her dowry; or he could degrade her to the position of a slave in his own house, where she would have food and clothing.

All the resources of a copious and unclean Latin vocabulary were employed to degrade the objects of his satire; and every crime of which humanity is capable was ascribed to them without discrimination.

Trajan's first care as emperor was to write to the senate an assurance like that which had been given by Nerva, that he would neither kill nor degrade any senator.

Unlike urea, Clearway products do not degrade to form ammonia, and are therefore not toxic to fish.

Individual strains can degrade a plethora of different xenobiotic substrates, indicating a diverse genetic complement.

May significantly degrade computer system performance.

In addition, the catalytic element needed to fire it up tends to degrade over time and will need to be replaced.

In cold climate areas, these pools may degrade faster due to exposure to ice and snow.

Micro-organisms, which degrade other organic substances, will not decompose plastic.

Heavy use of these types of pain relievers can degrade liver function and the protective properties of milk thistle ease this side effect.

Even if you purchase acai berry supplements, the benefits of acai do not degrade.

When the paint job starts to degrade you can either replace the tile or apply another temporary coat of paint.

It is sometimes worn by the youth and adult Indie crowd in a mocking sense, as this group hopes to degrade the elitism of the sweater vest.

This means when applied they simply do the job and then degrade into harmless, inert compounds.

All three do their job and degrade into harmless compounds.

While we know that the actives will degrade quickly, it is always a good idea to thoroughly wash all fresh vegetables and fruits prior to eating.

While the EPA requires us to label these with proper precautions, the natural actives will degrade very quickly into harmless inert compounds.

The Insect Control should not be applied to blue spruce foliage as the canola oil may degrade the oil that gives the foliage its blue color.

These drugs will degrade over time and lose their potency.

The fabric is resistant to chlorine, which means it won't fade and degrade as quickly as other conventional swimwear can.

He found, however, a deliberate intention on the part of Austria to humble Prussia, and to degrade her from the position of an equal power, and also great jealousy of Prussia among the smaller German princes, many of whom owed their thrones to the Prussian soldiers, who, as in Saxony and Baden, had crushed the insurgents.

This is true of softer lactic cheeses which can degrade quite quickly.

A longer battle involving greater numbers on each side would soon degrade purely due to the physical exhaustion of all involved.

Commercial processors often solve this problem using a heat process called granulation which can degrade nutrients.

But the ruminant is equipped with the rumen microbes to degrade and utilize such material for food production for humans.

The result of any such policy, he warned, would be to degrade Mozambican peasant farmers to the status of landless rural proletarians.

Some enzymes may not participate directly in the cleavage of matrix proteins but instead are capable of activating other proteinases which degrade the matrix.

She remained mistress of her maid and might degrade her to slavery again for insolence, but could not sell her if she had borne her husband children.

On the 25th of November he was pronounced contumacious by the pope and excommunicated, and a commission was sent to England to degrade him from his office of archbishop. This was done with the usual humiliating ceremonies in Christ Church, Oxford, on the 14th of February 1556, and he was then handed over to the secular power.

The university of Oxford was invited, on the 13th of February 1845, to condemn "Tract XC.," to censure the Ideal, and to degrade Ward from his degrees.

In the southern part of the Basin Range province the ranges are well dissected and some of the intermont depressions have rock floors with gentle, centripetal slopes; hence it is suggested that the time since the last dislocation in this part of the province is relativel remote; that erosion in the current cycle has here advanced muc farther than in the central or northern parts of the province; and that, either by outwash to the sea or by exportation of wind-borne dust, the depressions-perhaps aggraded for a time in the earlier stages of the cyclehave now been so deeply worn down as to degrade the lower and weaker parts of the tilted blocks to an evenly sloping surface, leaving the higher and harder parts still in relief as residual ranges.

Humidity, sunlight, and temperature changes destroy antique books and degrade the leather and paper.

Hair color comes from melanin, and the bulbs that produce this pigment degrade as you age, which causes gray hair.

On the one hand they may feel that these women degrade TS women as a whole, making it difficult to find real, loving relationships.

In colder climates where road salt is commonly used to prevent icy roads, this cable could degrade over time and eventually break.

Beans begin fermenting the moment they're picked and degrade in quality with each passing hour.

Whether you think shows like A Shot at Love help to degrade women, men, or society, there's something about them that you just can't tear yourself away.

Don't degrade other reality shows as you write this part; focus on why your show will be successful.

This means it does not degrade when it is exposed to sunlight, and may even continue to work up to 24 hours after the initial application!

A uniform inspection helps Boy Scouts take pride in themselves and their appearance, and shouldn't be used as a way to degrade a member.

A uniform inspection helps Cub Scouts take pride in themselves and their appearance, and shouldn't be used as a way to degrade a member.

Environmental bionanotechnology - for example the use of nanoscale instruments to degrade industrial contaminants in soil.

Bioremediation - The ability of soil microorganisms to degrade organic pollutants may be enhanced in a bioremediation system.

Buying a vintage ring is a great way to get old-fashioned, high-quality craftsmanship, but time and wear can loosen prongs and degrade the condition of the setting.