Cut and Degrade

Cut

Cut verb - To alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances.

Usage example: the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink

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Degrade and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Degrade" instead a verb "Cut".

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Degrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Cut and degrade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead a verb "Degrade".

Nearby Words: degradation, degrading

Armor-Piercing Attack: In addition to the changes to armour in Director's Cut, there are now attacks that can degrade or ignore armor.

Source: Videogame / Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun Returns Dragonfall Director's Cut, in addition to making armor an explicit value that attacks have to be stronger than in order to harm the user, also introduces attacks that can either degrade or ignore that armor.

Source: Armor-Piercing Attack

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