degrade
verb (used with object)
to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt.
are degrading
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present progressiveof degrade.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Residents say children remaining in wider Oleshky are suffering from malnutrition, a lack of medical services, and are "degrading" without access to education.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But the stockpiles were initially designed for up to five full drawdowns, and the frequent releases are degrading the sites’ integrity, experts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Vaksmaa expects that there are other, yet unknown, fungi out there that are degrading plastic as well, in deeper parts of the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
During the 2021 hearing, Mahoney noted that out-of-band emissions are degrading forecasting accuracy "during a period when our country is facing significant increases in billion-dollar weather disaster events."
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2022
CLEINIAS: Stranger, we are degrading our inspired lawgiver to a rank which is far beneath him.
From Laws by Benjamin Jowett
