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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Degrade
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(1):
(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.
(2):
(v. t.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(v. t.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Degrade'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/degrade.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Degrade'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/degrade.html. 1828.