Degrade - Definition
degrade
v 1: reduce the level of land, as by erosion [ant: aggrade]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to
put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him
down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade,
disgrace, demean, put down]
3: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn:
degrade, cheapen]