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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of degrade.

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Examples

  • Mr Heffer's article quickly degrades from the subject of St George's Day to one that would have you believe that the English are somehow an oppressed nation sucked dry by the needs of fourth rate Celtic politicians.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • They say the movie title "Slumdog" should be changed as the word degrades the already downtrodden.

    CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2009 2009

  • "For that reason the name degrades him the more, and lowers him from an intellectual phenomenon to a physical attribute, which is vulgar.

    What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • "For that reason the name degrades him the more, and lowers him from an intellectual phenomenon to a physical attribute, which is vulgar.

    What Will He Do with It? — Volume 03 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • The psalm throbs with exultation, but no human victor's name degrades the singer's lips.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • Risky online behavior exposes many to lawsuits American Meat Institute - Meat Safety - Food Safety - NAPS-TV Poll says recall degrades Toyota's brand image

    WN.com - Articles related to LaHood's Japan trip to focus on Toyota safety 2010

  • Cilantro is delicious - however using the word leftover kind of degrades this in the beginning.

    Cilantro-Lover's Leftover Chicken Salad Kalyn Denny 2007

  • Mahaffey said she and another student filed complaints with Lopez's dean about halfway through the semester following a lecture in which he said that sexual behavior involving less than 5 percent of the population should be classified as a mental disorder and that homosexuality "degrades" society.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By LISA LEFF 2010

  • Mahaffey said she and another student filed complaints with Lopez's dean about halfway through the semester following a lecture in which he said that sexual behavior involving less than 5 percent of the population should be classified as a mental disorder and that homosexuality "degrades" society.

    Home By LISA LEFF 2010

  • Mahaffey said she and another student filed complaints with Lopez's dean about halfway through the semester following a lecture in which he said that sexual behavior involving less than 5 percent of the population should be classified as a mental disorder and that homosexuality "degrades" society.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By LISA LEFF 2010

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