Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Degrade
Degrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care
Nearby Words: degradation, degrading
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Weapons degrade and jam, but can be repaired by scavenging parts from similar weapons, even if they themselves are nearly unusable.
Source: Fackler Scale of FPS Realism - While items will not degrade or get stolen while you're exploring a different level, they can be picked up or destroyed by monsters before you can get to them when you return to the area.
- Not only can he pull this stunt, he can make them disrobe and degrade themselves.
Source: Literature / Ars Goetia
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Degrade and Can. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/degrade
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