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degrades
We have found lemma(root) word of degrades : degrade.
Definitions
[dɪˈɡreɪd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect
(e.g: she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women)
- break down or deteriorate chemically
(e.g: the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French degrader, from ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from de- ‘down, away from’ + Latin gradus ‘step or grade’
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