Antonyms for degrade
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-greyd or for 3, dee-greyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈgreɪd or for 3, diˈgreɪd |
Definition of degrade
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French degrader (12c.) "degrade, deprive (of office, rank, etc.)," from des- "down" (see dis-) + Latin gradus "step" (see grade (n.)). Related: Degraded; degrading.
- verb shame, humiliate
- Nothing could degrade them beyond the reach of their sympathies!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He might degrade Marcolina by mockery and lascivious phrases, full of innuendo.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- Nor did he degrade his art by caricatures drawn in hotel bars.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Do you think that if I spat upon him, I could degrade him to a lower level than his own?
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Oh, how strange that you of the North see not how you degrade him when you keep him here!
- Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
- How the passions obscure and degrade the finest understandings!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- How can I have any desire to degrade you since I must degrade myself at the same time?
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- He should have borne anything sooner than degrade his sacred calling.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- If you do not make her do what I have said, I will degrade and suspend you.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
- It was a conspiracy to degrade me in the eyes of myself and my fellow-mortals.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
Synonyms for degrade
- abase
- belittle
- bemean
- bench
- break
- bump
- bust
- canker
- cast down
- cheapen
- corrupt
- cut down to size
- debase
- debauch
- declass
- decry
- degenerate
- demean
- demote
- depose
- deprave
- derogate
- deteriorate
- detract
- diminish
- disbar
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disparage
- downgrade
- humble
- impair
- injure
- lessen
- lower
- mudsling
- pan
- pervert
- put down
- reduce
- rule out
- run down
- shoot down
- sink
- slam
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- vitiate
- weaken
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