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degradar

to degrade

verb deh-grah-DAHR Rare

Also means

to demote

Usage Note

Degradar carries several senses depending on context: to degrade the environment or a material, to demote someone in rank, or to humiliate. The reflexive degradarse means to deteriorate or to lower oneself. The noun of result is degradación and the adjective degradante (degrading, humiliating).

Examples

"La contaminación degrada el ecosistema rápidamente."

Natural Translation

Pollution degrades the ecosystem rapidly.

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