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Verb
S:
(v)
degrade
(reduce the level of land, as by erosion)
antonym
sentence frame
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
take down
,
degrade
,
disgrace
,
demean
,
put down
(reduce in worth or character, usually verbally)
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
direct troponym
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full troponym
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S:
(v)
humiliate
,
mortify
,
chagrin
,
humble
,
abase
(cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of)
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
takedown
[Related to:
take down
] (a crushing remark)
W:
(n)
degradation
[Related to:
degrade
] (a low or downcast state)
"each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
W:
(n)
degradation
[Related to:
degrade
] (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
W:
(n)
put-down
[Related to:
put down
] (a crushing remark)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
degrade
,
cheapen
(lower the grade of something; reduce its worth)