degrade
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
Related & opposite
- aggrade antonym
Sense 2 verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
She tends to put down younger women colleagues
Types & categories
- chagrin hypernym
- reduce hyponym
- dehumanize hyponym
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- squelch derivation
- abasement derivation
Sense 3 verb
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- abasement derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | aggrade |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squelch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abasement |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | chagrin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reduce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dehumanize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | abasement |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggravate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | devaluate |