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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin degradāre, from Latin de- (down, away from) + gradus (grade, step).

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degradar (first-person singular present degrado, first-person singular preterite degradí, past participle degradat)

  1. to degrade
  2. to lessen, bring down
  3. to put down
  4. to break down

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Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin degradāre, from Latin de- (down, away from) + gradus (grade, step).

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ɡɾɐˈdaɾ/ [dɨ.ɣɾɐˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ɡɾɐˈda.ɾi/ [dɨ.ɣɾɐˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: de‧gra‧dar

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degradar (first-person singular present degrado, first-person singular preterite degradei, past participle degradado)

  1. to degrade

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin degradāre, from Latin de- (down, away from) + gradus (grade, step).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /deɡɾaˈdaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧gra‧dar

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degradar (first-person singular present degrado, first-person singular preterite degradé, past participle degradado)

  1. to degrade, to debase

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