| slovo | definícia |
degrade
(mass) | degrade
- ponížiť |
degrade
(encz) | degrade,degradovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
degrade
(encz) | degrade,ponížit v: Zdeněk Brož |
degrade
(encz) | degrade,znehodnotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
degrade
(czen) | Degrade, Disrupt, Deny,D3[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
degrade
(czen) | Degrade, Disrupt, Deny, Destroy,D4[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Degrade
(gcide) | Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Degrading.] [F. d['e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L.
de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree.]
1. 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.
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Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be
degraded from the bar. --Palfrey.
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2. 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.
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O miserable mankind, to what fall
Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton.
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Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope.
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Her pride . . . struggled hard against this
degrading passion. --Macaulay.
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3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and
mountains; to wear down.
Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase.
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Degrade
(gcide) | Degrade \De*grade"\, v. i. (Biol.)
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.
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degrade
(wn) | 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] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
degrade
(mass) | degrade
- ponížiť |
degrade
(encz) | degrade,degradovat v: Zdeněk Broždegrade,ponížit v: Zdeněk Broždegrade,znehodnotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
degraded
(encz) | degraded,degradovaný adj: Zdeněk Broždegraded,ponížený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
degrader
(encz) | degrader, n: |
degrades
(encz) | degrades,degraduje v: Zdeněk Brož |
degrade
(czen) | Degrade, Disrupt, Deny,D3[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překladDegrade, Disrupt, Deny, Destroy,D4[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
degrade and destroy
(czen) | Degrade and Destroy,D2[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Degraded
(gcide) | Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Degrading.] [F. d['e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L.
de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree.]
1. 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.
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Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be
degraded from the bar. --Palfrey.
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2. 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.
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O miserable mankind, to what fall
Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton.
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Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope.
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Her pride . . . struggled hard against this
degrading passion. --Macaulay.
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3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and
mountains; to wear down.
Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase.
[1913 Webster]Degraded \De*grad"ed\, a.
1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased;
sunken; low; base.
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The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a
very degraded condition. --Motley.
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2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a
partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
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Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons.
--Dana.
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3. [Cf. F. degr['e] step.] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a
cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing
larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on
degrees.
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Degradement
(gcide) | Degradement \De*grade"ment\, n.
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [R.] --Milton.
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Undegraded
(gcide) | Undegraded \Undegraded\
See degraded. |
biodegrade
(wn) | biodegrade
v 1: break down naturally through the action of biological
agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade" |
degrade
(wn) | 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] |
degraded
(wn) | degraded
adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated
and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn:
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated,
dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous,
fast]
2: lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
[syn: debased, devalued, degraded] |
degrader
(wn) | degrader
n 1: a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as
by adding cheaper metal to coins) [syn: debaser,
degrader] |
TO DEGRADE
(bouvier) | TO DEGRADE, DEGRADING. To, sink or lower a person in the estimation of the
public.
2. As a man's character is of great importance to him, and it is his
interest to retain the good opinion of all mankind, when he is a witness, he
cannot be compelled to disclose any matter which would tend to disgrace or
degrade him, 13 How. St. Tr. 17, 334, 16 How. St. Tr. 161. A question having
that tendency, however, may be asked, and, in such case, when the witness
chooses to answer it, the answer is conclusive. 1 Phil. Ev. 269; R. & M.
383.
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