Degradate vs. Degrade

Degradate vs. Degrade — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Degradate and Degrade

Degradateverb

(nonstandard) To cause, or to undergo degradation

Degradeverb

(transitive) To lower in value or social position.

Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.

Degradeverb

(intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.

The DNA sample has degraded.

Degradeverb

To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Degradeverb

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Degradeverb

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;

She tends to put down younger women colleaguesHis critics took him down after the lecture
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Degradeverb

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth