Degrade

a. [Fr. dégrader; Lat. de, and gradus, a step or degree.] To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to deprive one of any office or dignity; to strip of fame and honors; as, a degraded knight. - To reduce in estimation; to le en the value of; to depre ; to lower; to humble; to debase; to bring down; to depose; to dishonor or disgrace; as, to degrade one's name, a degrading act. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or in magnitude, as a mountain. Degrad'ed, p . a. Reduced in rank, value, or estimation; deprived of an office or dignity; lowered; sunk; as, a degraded minister, a degraded life. ( Her .) Applied to a cro , when placed upon steps or degrees. Degrad'ingly, adv . In a mean or degrading manner. De Graff, in Ohio , a post-village of Logan co., abt. 9 m. W.S.W. of Belle font aine.