degradar

/deɣɾaˈðaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
degrado
preterite (yo)
degradé
past participle
degradado

Meaning

  1. to degrade

    • Degradaron al oficial.

      They demoted the officer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

envilecer

envilecer specifically means to debase or degrade someone's moral character, to make vile; degradar is more general, to degrade in rank, quality or dignity.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

degradar

degradar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to degrade."

Practice

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