degrade
verb (used with object)
to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt.
has degraded
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present perfectof degrade (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even worse, recognizing the long con has degraded offline interactions as well.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Over the years, the wood has degraded substantially, and the Art Center estimates that it would cost between $2 million and $2.6 million to restore it.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
Under Musk, X’s key use case has degraded considerably.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2023
Odenkirk also received a monumental outpouring of love from complete strangers on social media — platforms he calls “this horrible thing that has degraded us” — and that he remembers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022
Elsewhere he says of the member for Middlesex, "He has degraded even the name of Luttrell."
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
