English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of degrade

degrade

/verb/ नीचा दिखाना; नीचा करना; नीचा कर देना; अपमानित करना; गर्व पर प्रहार करना; पद घटाना; पद नीचा करना; पदच

Synonym demean; put down; depreciate; lay low; demote; dismiss;

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English Dictionary:

1. Degrade

[v. i.]

- To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera.

2. Degrade

[v. t.]

- To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer.
- To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man.
- To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.